Economic history of Asia: Economic history of Asia and by country

1997 Asian financial crisis: 1997 Asian financial crisis

2007–2008 world food price crisis: 2007–2008 world food price crisis

Since 2008 worldwide 'Great Recession' in Asia: While beginning in the USA, the Great Recession since 2008 spread to Asia rapidly and has affected much of the region

Since 2019/2020 socio-economic impact of Chinese coronavirus pandemic on Asia: Socio-economic impact of the 2019–20 Chinese coronavirus pandemic on Asia

20 March 2020 travel restrictions threaten Asian migrant labourers: 20 March 2020: Travel restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of Chinese coronavirus, which has infected more than 245,000 people globally and killed more than 10,000, threaten to leave millions of South Asian migrant labourers without work

Social issues in Asia: Social issues in Asia by country

Economy of Central Asia: Economy of Central Asia - Energy in Central Asia - Natural gas fields in Central Asia - Central Asia–Center gas pipeline system - Oil fields of Central Asia

Agriculture in Central Asia: Agriculture in Central Asia, the five Central Asian countries are highly agrarian, with 60% of the population living in rural areas and agriculture accounting for over 45% of total number of employed and nearly 25% of GDP on average

Demographics of Central Asia: Demographics of Central Asia

Environment of Central Asia: Geology of Central Asia - Natural history of Central Asia - Climate of Central Asia

Landforms and ecoregions of Central Asia: Landforms of Central Asia - Ecoregions of Asia - Mountains of Central Asia - Deserts of Central Asia

Water in Central Asia: Water in Asia - Rivers of Asia by country - Central Asian Internal Drainage Basin

Aral Sea: Aral Sea, formerly one of the four largest lakes in the world but shrinking since the 1960s, was an endorheic lake (one with no outflow) lying between Kazakhstan in the north and Uzbekistan in the south, as the Aral Sea drainage basin encompasses Uzbekistan and parts of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Iran

Caspian Sea: The Caspian Sea, the largest enclosed inland body of water on Earth by area, and an endorheic basin (a basin without outflows) located between Europe and Asia, bounded by Kazakhstan to the northeast, Russia to the northwest, Azerbaijan to the west, Iran to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southeast

August 2018: 12 août 2018: Cinq pays bordant la mer Caspienne ont signé dimanche au Kazakhstan une convention définissant le statut légal de cette mer d'Asie qui recèle d'importants gisements d'hydrocarbures

Economy of East Asia: Economy of East Asia

Environment of East Asia: Environment of East Asia - Natural history of East Asia

East Asian monsoon and rainy season: East Asian monsoon carries moist air from the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean to East Asia, affecting approximately one-third of the global population, influencing the climate of Japan (including Okinawa), the Koreas, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, the Philippines, Indochina, and much of mainland China - East Asian rainy season

Economy of Southeast Asia: Economy of Southeast Asia

Environment of Southeast Asia: Environment of Southeast Asia

Economy of South Asia: Economy of South Asia

Environment, climate and water of South Asia: Natural history of Asia - Geology of the Himalaya - Climate of South Asia - Water in Asia

Himalayas: Himalayas mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau - Ecoregions of the Himalayas - Ecology of the Himalayas

Glaciers of the Himalayas: Glaciers of the Himalayas

February 2019 melting due to climate change: 4 February 2019: At least a third of the huge ice fields in Asia’s towering mountain chain are doomed to melt due to climate change, according to a landmark new report, with serious consequences for almost 2 billion people, as even radical climate change action won’t save glaciers

June 2019 melting of Himalayan glaciers: 19 June 2019: The melting of Himalayan glaciers has doubled since the turn of the century, with more than a quarter of all ice lost over the last four decades, scientists have revealed, saying the losses indicate a devastating future for the region, upon which a billion people depend for regular water

February 2021 Chamoli disaster and Uttarakhand flood: February 2021 Uttarakhand flood in the environs of the Nanda Devi National Park in the outer Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand state, believed to have been caused by a landslide, an avalanche or a glacial lake outburst flood, causing flooding in the Chamoli district, most notably in the Rishiganga river, the Dhauliganga river, and in turn the Alaknanda, the major headstream of the Ganges - 10 June 2021: A massive rock and ice avalanche caused the 2021 disaster at Chamoli, Indian Himalaya, causing widespread devastation and severely damaging two hydropower projects, as over 200 people were killed or are missing

Hazards and general safety of mountaineering and outdoor 'recreation' in dangerous regions: Hazards and general safety of mountaineering and outdoor 'recreation' in dangerous regions

List of deaths on eight-thousanders: List of deaths on eight-thousanders - List of people who died climbing Mount Everest

Monsoon of South Asia and floods: Monsoon of South Asia

2017 South Asian floods: 2017 South Asian floods

Effects of global warming on South Asia: Effects of global warming on South Asia

November 2019 global heating 'supercharging' Indian Ocean: 19 November 2019: Global heating is 'supercharging' an increasingly dangerous climate mechanism in the Indian Ocean that has played a role in disasters this year, also including bushfires in Australia and floods in Africa

July 2020 millions of children affected by devastating floods in South Asia amid covid-19: 23 July 2020: Millions of children affected by devastating flooding in South Asia, with many more at risk as covid-19 brings further challenges

Drought in India: Drought in India

2013: 2013 drought in Maharashtra

Economy of Western Asia (Middle East): Economy of Western Asia (Middle East)

Environment of Western Asia by subject and country: Environment of Western Asia by subject and country - Natural history of Western Asia

Water in Western Asia by country: Water in Western Asia by country

Decolonization of Asia was the gradual growth of independence movements in Asia, leading ultimately to the retreat of foreign powers and the creation of a number of nation-states in the region - Asian colonies from the 19th century to the end of World War II, list showing the colonial powers following the end of World War II in 1945, their colonial or administrative possessions, date of decolonization and timeline by country

Human rights, modern conflicts and social movements in Asia: Human rights in Asia by region and subject - Modern conflicts in Asia - Social class in Asia - Racism in Asia - Discrimination in Asia by country - Censorship in Asia - Corruption in Asia by country

Violence in Asia by country - Terrorism in Asia by country

Women's rights in Asia by country - Gender in Asia by country - Children's rights and childhood in Asia by country - Youth and youth rights in Asia by country

Freedom of expression in Asia by country - Freedom of speech in Asia by country

Social movements in Asia: Social movements in Asia

25 October 2020 fighting tyranny with milk tea young rebels joining forces in Asia: 25 October 2020: The language, the demands and the backdrop were different, but the protests across central Bangkok last week would have looked familiar to anyone who followed the mass demonstrations that roiled Hong Kong for a year from June 2019, as many young protesters dressed in black and wearing hard hats poured through the streets to locations announced at the last minute on social media, and as in recent months an unexpected solidarity has developed between young protesters and activists across Thailand, Taiwan and Hong Kong, at first online but increasingly now in protests on the streets, in law courts and in the corridors of power, against governments with a ruthless track record of crushing dissent

Schools in Asia: Schools in Asia - Schools in Asia by country - Lists of schools in Asia by country

Universities and colleges in Asia: Universities and colleges in Asia - Universities and colleges in Asia by country - Lists of universities and colleges in Asia

Archaeological sites in Asia by country: Archaeological sites in Asia by country

17 January 2021 archaeologists reportedly find oldest picture globally known in Indonesia: 17 January 2021: The artists painting the Sulawesi cave wall over 45,500 years ago may have been depicting a whole social interaction between warty pigs, making painting found in a cave in Indonesia the earliest known figurative cave art in the world, archaeologists reported, as the whole area has been discovered to abound with prehistoric art in caves and rock shelters, as figurative art tells story of a hunt in Indonesia 44,000 years ago

8 April 2021 new explanation for Paleolithic cave art in the pitch-black depths of cave systems: 8 April 2021: As some of the most beautiful Paleolithic cave art is in the pitch-black depths of cave systems, some in places almost impossible to reach, let alone appreciate the art, now a paper published by Tel Aviv University's scientists with independent researcher Gil Kedar suggests an explanation, saying that the Paleolithic artisans were motivated by the transformative nature of the subterranean, oxygen-depleted space where they could communicate with nonhuman entities inhabiting the underworld, and making the drawings not for the tribe to see, but for keeping and maintaining their relationships with the cosmos

Health disasters in Asia and by country: Health disasters in Asia and by country

1855-1960 third plague pandemic: Since 1855 third plague pandemic was a major bubonic plague pandemic that began in Yunnan, China in 1855 during the fifth year of the Xianfeng Emperor of the Qing dynasty, as this episode of bubonic plague spread to all inhabited continents, and ultimately led to more than 12 million deaths in India and China, with about 10 million killed in India alone, and as, according to the World Health Organization WHO, the pandemic was considered active until 1960, when worldwide casualties dropped to 200 per year

Since 20th century public health problems in the Aral Sea region: Since 20th century public health problems in the Aral Sea region, after irrigation projects diverted water from the Aral Sea, beginning to dry up and leaving behind salts, other minerals, and toxins in the soil, not only contaminating the soil but also followed by winds and storms, affecting the local climate, travelling to other areas, including over crop lands, and leading to increased health problems like respiratory diseases and cancers, among others

2009 flu pandemic in Asia: 2009 flu pandemic in Asia, part of an epidemic of a new strain of influenza causing what has been commonly called swine flu, afflicted at least 394,133 people in Asia with 2,137 confirmed deaths, including 1,035 deaths confirmed in India, 737 deaths in China, 415 deaths in Turkey, 192 deaths in Thailand, and 170 deaths in South Korea, as among the Asian countries, South Korea had the most confirmed cases, followed by China, Hong Kong, and Thailand

2020 covid-19 pandemic outbreak in Asia coming from Wuhan: 2020 covid-19 coronavirus outbreak in Asia, first documented in Wuhan, China, in 2019

Since January 2020 international socio-economic impact of Chinese coronavirus outbreak: Since January 2020 international socio-economic impact of the 2019 Chinese coronavirus outbreak, by continent and country

11 March 2020 expanding clusters of the Chinese coronavirus worldwide were eyed warily as the outbreak upended daily life in Italy: 11 March 2020: Expanding clusters of the new coronavirus were eyed warily as the outbreak upended daily life in Italy and reshaped everything from the USA presidential race to Polish schools, Japanese Fukushima disaster anniversary, British interest rate's and politicians' future, Pope Francis’ travel, Russian Putin's, Syrian Assad's, and Iranian Ali Khamenei's wars

19 March 2020 Iran's coronavirus death toll rises to 1,284: 19 March 2020: Iran's Chinese coronavirus death toll rises to 1,284, as in the Mullah ruled country every 10 minutes one person dies from the coronavirus, says health official

20 March 2020 travel restrictions threaten Asian migrant labourers: 20 March 2020: Travel restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of Chinese coronavirus, which has infected more than 245,000 people globally and killed more than 10,000, threaten to leave millions of South Asian migrant labourers without work

21 March 2020 coronavirus threat spreading: 21 March 2020: Singapore reports first two fatalities, as deaths jump in Spain and Italy, as South Korea raises concerns over ‘imported cases', and as coronavirus cases climb across Asia Pacific

23 March 2020 Philippines isolates hundreds of health workers as coronavirus cases rise in south-east Asia: 23 March 2020: Philippines isolates hundreds of health workers as coronavirus cases rise in south-east Asia

Healthcare and hospitals in Asia: Healthcare and hospitals in Asia - Hospitals in Asia by country - Lists of hospitals in Asia by country - Medical and health organizations based in Asia - Medical and health organizations based in Asia by country

Environmental issues in China, in India, in Indonesia, in Iran, in Japan, in Malaysia, in Pakistan, in Thailand, in Vietnam

Air pollution in China, Asian Dust, a meteorological phenomenon which affects much of East Asia year round but especially during the spring months - Air pollution in Hong Kong - Air pollution in India is estimated to kill 1.5 million people every year, it is the fifth largest killer in India and the country has the world's highest death rate from chronic respiratory diseases and asthma, according to the WHO, Indian Ocean brown cloud or Asian brown cloud is a layer of air pollution that recurrently covers parts of South Asia, namely the northern Indian Ocean, India, and Pakistan, created by a range of airborne particles and pollutants from combustion (e.g., woodfires, cars, and factories), biomass burning and industrial processes with incomplete burning, The air quality in Delhi, the capital of India, according to a WHO survey of 1600 world cities, is the worst of any major city in the world - Air pollution in Indonesia, Since 1972 Southeast Asian haze, a fire-related large-scale air pollution, causing adverse health and economic impact on Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and to a lesser degree, the Philippines and Thailand, 2016 Southeast Asian haze - Air pollution in Malaysia - Air pollution in Taiwan

Deforestation in Asia - Forestry in Asia by country

Water supply and sanitation by country - Water pollution by country

Waste by country - Electronic waste in Asia

Pacific typhoon seasons: Pacific typhoon seasons - Lists of Pacific typhoon seasons since the Middle Ages

November 2020 typhoon Vamco: November 2020 typhoon Vamco, the twenty-second named storm and tenth typhoon of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season - 13 November 2020: Typhoon Vamco hits the Philippines, killing several people and unleashing some of the worst flooding in years in the Philippines’ capital city of Manila

South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons

North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons

2011 Southeast Asian floods: 2011 Southeast Asian floods

2013 Southeast Asian floods: 2013 Southeast Asian floods

2018 Southeast Asian floods: 2 août 2018: Les fortes pluies qui s'abattent actuellement sur les pays du bassin du Mékong menacent des milliers d'habitations

July 2019 South Asia floods: July 2019 South Asia floods, as monsoonal downpours caused widespread flooding and landslides across Bangladesh, China, India, and Nepal

July 2020 millions of children affected by devastating floods in South Asia amid covid-19: 23 July 2020: Millions of children affected by devastating flooding in South Asia, with many more at risk as covid-19 brings further challenges

Effects of global warming on South Asia - Monsoon of South Asia - Monsoon

Since 18th century: Since 18th century droughts in India and Pakistan

2010: 2010 China drought and dust storms

2010–2011: 2010–2011 China drought

2013: 2013 drought in Maharashtra

2015: 2015 drought in Korea

2016–2017: 2016–2017 Drought in Tamil Nadu

2009–2010: Winter storms of 2009–2010 in East Asia

Since 1967/2008 ASEAN: Since 1967/2008 Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN, a regional intergovernmental organisation comprising ten Southeast Asian states promoting intergovernmental cooperation and facilitating economic, political, military, educational and cultural integration amongst its members and Asian states - List of cities in ASEAN by population - ASEAN–China Free Trade Area - ASEAN–India Free Trade Area

ASEAN–European Union relations, dating back to 1972: ASEAN–European Union relations, dating back to 1972

Since 2007-2013 EU-ASEAN development cooperation: Since 2007-2013 EU-ASEAN development cooperation, ongoing in 6-years periods, as the EU is the biggest donor to the ASEAN

Since 2009/2012 ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights: 2009/2012 - the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN established the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights to promote human rights in the ten ASEAN countries

Since 2013 ASEAN parliamentarians for human rights: ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights since June 2013, founded with the objective of promoting democracy and human rights in all ASEAN states

Since 2018 Southeast Asian and UN's demands to bring Myanmar's military to justice and before ICC: 24 August 2018: More than 130 lawmakers from across Southeast Asia today demanded the international community bring officials in Myanmar to justice and before International Criminal Court for atrocity crimes committed against the Rohingya population of Rakhine State - 24 August 2018: APHR board member and Indonesian MP Eva Kusuma Sundari says it is time that Asean countries 'set aside their destructive non-interference policy and take genuine action', adding 'we cannot allow these atrocities to take place in one of our member countries with complete impunity' - 27 August 2018: A UN report, based on a fact-finding mission, has accused Myanmar’s military of genocide against the Rohingya, and alleged that the army was responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity against minorities across the country

Since 1989 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC: Since 1989 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC forum for 21 Pacific Rim member economies, that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region, in response to the growing interdependence of Asia-Pacific economies and the advent of regional trade blocs in other parts of the world

November 2017 anti-corruption efforts: APEC Vietnam 2017, the year-long hosting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Vietnam, which will culminate with the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Ðà Nang 11/12 November 2017 - 19 August 2017: APEC anti-corruption authorities and law-enforcement agencies vow to strengthen corruption fight

Since 1994 Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia PEMSEA: Since 1994 Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia PEMSEA, a regional partnership programme implemented by the United Nations Development Programme UNDP and executed by the United Nations Office for Project Services UNOPS

Since 2005 APEC Climate Center: Since 2005 APEC Climate Center, governmental institution that conducts research in climate prediction, analysis and climate change application areas - APEC Climate Symposiums by year since 2006

Since 2016: Since 2016 Asia Council to serve as a continent wide forum to address Asia’s key challenges and foster cooperation among countries of Asia

History of Afghanistan - Pre-Islamic period of Afghanistan - Invasions of Afghanistan - Islamic conquest of Afghanistan - First Anglo-Afghan War 1839-1842 - Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-1880 - Third Anglo-Afghan War 1919 - Saur Revolution April 1978 - Soviet war in Afghanistan 1979-1989 - Civil war in Afghanistan 1989–1992 and collapse of the Najibullah government - Civil war in Afghanistan 1992–1996 leads to the Taliban controlling most of Afghanistan - Taliban and Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan 1996-2001 - USA cruise missile strikes on Afghanistan August 1998 - Civil war in Afghanistan 1996–2001 Taliban period - War in Afghanistan 2001–present - USA, UK and ISAF invasion following the 2001 September 11 attacks

Economy of Afghanistan: Economy of Afghanistan - main industries include natural gas, coal, copper, cement, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food-products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, small-scale production of textiles, handwoven carpets, soap - in 2008 about 35% of Afghan population was unemployed, 36% lived below the national poverty line and suffered from shortages of housing, clean drinking water, and electricity - List of companies of Afghanistan - Companies of Afghanistan by industry

Mining in Afghanistan: Mining in Afghanistan - List of mines in Afghanistan - Balkhab Copper Mine - Shaida Copper Mine - Mes Aynak mine

Coal mining in Afghanistan: Coal mining

2013 coal mining accidents: 15 September 2013: Afghanistan's coal miners endure some of the most dangerous and primitive conditions in the world - 15 September 2013: At least 27 miners were killed and 20 others injured in a coal mine collapse at the state-controlled Abkhorak mine in Ro-e-Dohab district

Gold mining in Afghanistan: Gold mining in Afghanistan

5 March 2021 at least 14 people killed in gold mining accident: 5 mars 2021: Au moins 14 personnes sont mortes jeudi, quand une avalanche a enseveli la mine d’or du nord-est de l’Afghanistan, auprès des autorités provinciales

Energy in Afghanistan: Energy in Afghanistan, primarily provided by hydropower. as approximately 84.1% of Afghanistan's population has access to electricity, but some rural areas may not get 24-hour electricity

Renewable energy in Afghanistan: Renewable energy in Afghanistan - Hydropower in Afghanistan

Dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan: List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan

Agriculture in Afghanistan: Agriculture in Afghanistan, represents 20% of the GDP - crops include wheat and other cereals, vegetables and fruits, especially pomegranates, apricots, grapes, melons, mulberries, nuts, livestock - Women in agriculture in Afghanistan - Agriculture companies of Afghanistan

Almond production in Afghanistan: Almond production in Afghanistan

Pomegranate production in Afghanistan: Pomegranate production in Afghanistan

Water in Afghanistan: Water in Afghanistan - Bodies of water of Afghanistan - Rivers of Afghanistan - List of rivers of Afghanistan - List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan

Irrigation and water supply in Afghanistan: Irrigation in Afghanistan - Water supply in Afghanistan

2018 escalating water crisis: 11 July 2018: As Afghanistan’s water crisis escalates, more effective water governance could bolster regional stability - 10 October 2018: UN stated that water scarcity is a rising cause for displacement in Afghanistan, saying that the groundwater level has declined by 1.4 mm between 2004-2012, and that 22 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces are facing drought today, as there are 1.5 million Afghans, approximately 4% of the population, that are displaced and 448,000 were added in 2017 alone

July 2019 climate change significant obstacle for farmers: 10 July 2019: Climate change is a significant obstacle for farmers in the least developed countries like Afghanistan and adaptation support is exceptionally scarce

Opium production in Afghanistan and Taliban: Opium production in Afghanistan and Taliban - Illegal drug trade in Afghanistan

Since 1994 Taliban rule and rising opium crop: Since 1994 and during the 1994-2001 Taliban rule, Afghanistan saw a bumper opium crop of 4,500 metric tons in 1999

2013 opium cultivation record high: 13 November 2013: Afghan opium cultivation has hit a record high, the UN says, and the expansion of poppy to 209,000 hectares will embarrass aid donors after more than 10 years of efforts against illicit economy

2016 rising opium cultivation: 23 octobre 2016: La culture d'opium en Afghanistan, premier producteur d'héroïne au monde, a atteint cette année son 3e niveau de production le plus élevé depuis 20 ans, selon l'ONU, qui estime que la surface cultivée a augmenté d'environ 10% par rapport à 2015

January 2018 heroin trade and USA-UK failure: 9 January 2018: The heroin trade explains the USA-UK failure in Afghanistan, as after 16 years and $1tn spent, there is no end to the fighting, but western intervention has resulted in Afghanistan becoming the world’s first true narco-state

April 2019: 25 April 2019: How the USA military's opium war in Afghanistan was lost

Forestry and deforestation in Afganistan: Forestry and deforestation in Afganistan

Transport in Afghanistan: Transport in Afghanistan - Public transport in Afghanistan

Rail transport in Afghanistan: Rail transport in Afghanistan

Road transport in Afghanistan: Road transport in Afghanistan - Road infrastructure in Afghanistan - Roads in Afghanistan - Bus transport in Afghanistan

Water transport in Afghanistan: Water transport in Afghanistan

Aviation in Afghanistan: Aviation in Afghanistan - Airports in Afghanistan - List of airports in Afghanistan

Tourism in Afghanistan: Tourism in Afghanistan - Visitor attractions in Afghanistan - List of protected areas and national parks of Afghanistan - List of museums in Afghanistan

Foreign trade of Afghanistan: Foreign trade of Afghanistan - Afghanistan Accession to World Trade Organization

Exports of Afghanistan: List of exports of Afghanistan

2014/2015 negative trade balance of $5.65B: In 2014 the GDP of Afghanistan was $20B, and Afghanistan exported $770M and imported $6.42B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $5.65B, as the top export destinations of Afghanistan are Pakistan ($373M), India ($242M), China ($21.3M), Iran and Turkey and the top import origins are Pakistan ($2.2B), China ($709M), Iran ($450M), India and Russia

Banking in Afghanistan: Banks of Afghanistan - Afghanistan Bank is the central bank of Afghanistan - Afghanistan International Bank - New Kabul Bank - First Microfinance Bank

2012 US$5 billion illegally transferred abroad: 28 November 2012: Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee published its report declaring that US$5 billion, including $400 million the Kabul Bank’s shareholders, were illegally transferred abroad

Economic history and business cycles in Afghanistan: Economic history of Afghanistan

2011/2012 economic crisis: 9. September 2011: Nach jahrzehntelangen Kriegszerstörungen steht Afghanistan vor wirtschaftlichem Kollaps

July 2012 poorly managed infrastructure projects: 30 July 2012: Hundreds of millions of USA taxpayer dollars may have been wasted on poorly managed infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, a report to USA Congress says

Poverty and rural poverty in Afghanistan: Poverty in Afghanistan - with 36% of its population living below the poverty line, poverty in Afghanistan is most heavily concentrated in the rural areas, 90% of urban households have access to electricity, only 29% of rural households do, additionally, 58% of urban households have access to safe water, but only 19% of rural homes do

2010 9 million Afghans in absolute poverty: 31 March 2010: 9 million Afghans or 36% of the population 'are believed to live in absolute poverty and a further 37 percent live only slightly above the poverty line' despite about $35 billion of outside aid sent to the country between 2002 and 2009, and poverty actually kills more Afghans than those who die as a direct result of the armed conflict, according to UN report

2015: 1 October 2015: Economic growth during the pre-transition period of 2007-2008 to 2011-2012 in Afghanistan did not reduce poverty and contributed instead to widening inequality in the country, to reduce poverty, Afghanistan must focus on strengthening agriculture, investing in human development and managing and mitigating risks that increase poor people's vulnerability, according to World Bank

2017: 8 février 2017: Un demi-million d'Afghans ont été déracinés par la guerre dans leur propre pays

Afghan Armed Forces: Afghan Armed Forces - Military history of Afghanistan

2014: 5 April 2014: More than 350,000 Afghan troops have been put on duty to thwart attacks on polling stations and voters in presidential election - 9 April: Afghanistan surprises with smooth and calm elections

Taxation in Afghanistan: Taxation in Afghanistan

Politics of Afghanistan: Politics of Afghanistan - Constitution of Afghanistan - Afghan Supreme Court

Political parties in Afghanistan: Political parties in Afghanistan

Politics and elections in Afghanistan: Politics and elections in Afghanistan

2009/2010 Afghan presidential and parliamentary election: 2009 Afghan presidential election - Afghan parliamentary election September 2010 - Fraud allegations

August-October 2012: 4 August 2012: Afghan parliament votes to sack key ministers - security lapses and allegations of corruption - 5 August 2012: Karzai 'accepts' dismissal of key ministers - 7 August: Afghan defence minister to step down - 13 August: Afghan officials met with jailed Taliban leader in Pakistan - 31 October 2012: Next Afghan presidential election set for April 2014 - 31 octobre 2012: Les talibans pourront se présenter à la présidentielle de 2014, selon le chef de la commission électorale afghane Manawi

September/October 2013: 16 September 2013: The independent election commission of Afghanistan began the candidate registration process for 2014 presidential election - 15 October 2013: Votes sell for about $5 in Afghanistan as presidential race begins

Feburary-April 2014: 2 February 2014: Two campaign team members murdered at start of democratic process to find successor to Hamid Karzai - 4 April 2014: Afghans fear violence ahead of historic election but analysts expect a heavy turnout despite fears because voters actually feel like they have a choice after more than 12 years of war and lack of progress

April 2014 Afghan presidential election: Afghan presidential election 5 April 2014 - 6 April: Relief in Afghanistan after largely peaceful landmark election and a massive turnout, including in some of the most dangerous areas of the country, of seven million out of 12 million eligible voters or about 58% - 13 April: First results show Ghani and Abdullah on course for runoff vote in Afghanistan polls - 24 April: Run-off in Afghanistan polls likely - 6 June: Presidential election candidate Abdullah walks free from armoured car hit by two suicide bombs which killed six others, including bodyguards

June 2014 Afghan presidential run-off election: 15 June: Despite a number of deadly militant attacks during the run-off election, more than seven million Afghans voted (a turnout of 60%) and a third of those who voted were women, Election Commission says - 18 June: Afghan presidential election thrown into question as Abdullah disputes vote counting - 23 June 2014: Chief election officer Ziaulhaq Amarkhil stands down after vote-rigging claims

July-August 2014: 9 July 2014: Despite preliminary results that put him behind Ashraf Ghani, Abdullah claims victory in Afghanistan's disputed election - 11 July: Karzai backs UN plan to check votes for fraud - 20 July: Afghan presidential vote audit halted over which ballots to throw out - 8 August: Afghanistan's presidential rivals reached a political agreement that would outline the terms of a power-sharing deal - 21 September 2014: Ashraf Ghani has been officially declared the new president of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah will become chief executive in a power-sharing deal to end months of political gridlock

August 2018 cease fire declared by Ghani: 19 août 2018: Le président afghan Ashraf Ghani a déclaré un cessez-le-feu de trois mois avec les talibans, à condition que ceux-ci interrompent également les combats, après une récente poussée de violence dans le pays

September 2018: 30 September 2018: Violence took a heavy toll on Zakia Wardak’s family, fractured and diminished by long decades of war in Afghanistan, as the successful engineer, who virtually shuttered her business several years ago to focus on health and women’s rights, is now fighting for Afghan democracy

October 2018 Kandahar election postponed: 19 October 2018: Saturday’s parliamentary election in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar has been postponed for a week following the assassination of the local police chief in an attack, that also killed the provincial spy chief and wounded the governor and a regional army commander

October 2018 Afghan parliamentary election and terror attacks: Afghan parliamentary election, scheduled to be held in Afghanistan on 20 October 2018 - 20 octobre 2018: Les législatives en Afghanistan se tenaient dans le chaos samedi avec plusieurs explosions dans le pays, qui ont fait au moins 3 morts à Kaboul

December 2018 election results: The parliamentary results were to be released within 20 days of the election, and the final results by 20 December 2018

May 2019 assassination of Mena Mangal: 11/12 May 2019: Afghan journalist and political adviser to the parliament's cultural affairs commission Mina Mangal was shot dead in south-east Kabul in an attack by two unidentified men on a motorbike in broad daylight and in a public place, prompting an outpouring of grief and anger from women’s rights activists, directed at authorities who had left her unprotected in the face of threats

18 September 2019 Taliban death threats against students and education workers: 18 September 2019: Afghanistan's Taliban terrorist group on Wednesday warned teachers, students and other education workers to avoid the upcoming presidential vote or risk dying in attacks on election centres

22 September 2019 Ghani says election is vital: 22 September 2019: Violence and fraud overshadow Afghanistan poll as incumbent president says election is vital to give government a democratic mandate, after in last week alone, dozens were killed when the Taliban terrorists flattened a hospital in an attack in the south, and a USA drone strike hit a group harvesting pine nuts in the east

27/28 September 2019 courage for democracy needed: 27 September 2019: After decades of war destroyed people's lives, holding elections despite the violence is a reminder of Afghans' ability to withstand adversity, according to former director of the National Museum Masoudi, who once risked his life to protect the country's prized artefacts against Taliban terrorists, now saying 'to risk one's life for a vote, proves a commitment towards democracy' - 28 September 2019: Afghans head to the polls amid fears that voter turnout would be badly hit by disorganized balloting and threats of violence by Taliban militants, who targeted polling stations in the country's north and south, causing dozens of casualties - 28 September 2019: The Taliban cut off Safiullah Safi's right forefinger for voting in 2014, but this inhuman crime did not stop the businessman from doing it again, as more than 400 polling centres will remain closed in areas under Taliban control, hundreds more will be closed because of security concerns, as in other areas strong turnout indicated

September 2019 Afghan presidential election: 28 September 2019 Afghan presidential election, postponed from 20 April 2019 to September - Candidates of the September 2019 Afghan presidential election

29 September 2019: 29 September 2019: Many Afghans braved the threat of militant attacks to vote in an election seen as a major test of the Western-backed government's ability to protect democracy against Taliban attempts to derail it, as preliminary results are not expected before October 19 and final results not until November 7

22 December 2019 Ashraf Ghani reelected: 22 décembre 2019: Les résultats préliminaires de l'élection présidentielle en Aghanistan désignent le président sortant Ashraf Ghani pour un nouveau mandat à la tête du pays

February 2020 Ghani declared winner of Afghan election: 18 February 2020: Ghani declared winner of Afghan election, gaining just over 50% of September votes, but Abdullah’s team reject results

9 March 2020 blasts in Afghanistan as presidential rivals hold oath ceremonies: 9 March 2020: Blasts have been reported in Kabul, as Afghanistan’s two leading presidential candidates held separate swearing-in ceremonies after both claimed to have won last year’s elections, and as incumbent Ashraf Ghani took his oath of office at the country’s presidential palace in Kabul in a ceremony on Monday attended by foreign diplomats

17 May 2020 power-sharing agreement: 17 May 2020: Afghan president Ashraf Ghani and political rival Abdullah have signed a power-sharing agreement, as deal also hands top military post to Dostum, despite decades of scandal, longstanding accusations of human rights abuses including torturing rival, previously called a 'known killer' by Ghani, but still commanding one of the largest voting blocs

16 March 2021 government indecisive after ban on schoolgirls singing in Afghanistan met with protest: 16 March 2021: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education appears to be backtracking on a decision to impose a nationwide singing ban on schoolgirls, after women take to social media to sing in defiance under #IAmMySong hashtag

14 April 2021: Afghan women fear the return of the Taliban: 14 April 2021: Afghan women fear the return of the Taliban following USA Biden administration’s decision to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by 11 September 2021, saying 'terrible days ahead’ as after 20 years of more or less threatened liberties, female education and women's rights are once again threatened by hardline Islamists, supported by the USA in the 1980s against democratic efforts during the so-called 'Cold War'

Social movements and protests in Afghanistan: Protests in Afghanistan - 2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protest - 11 July 2012: Dozens of women, men and rights activists took to the streets of Kabul on Wednesday to protest over the recent public execution of an Afghan woman and to demand justice - 17 September: More than 1.000 people in the Afghan capital Kabul are taking part in an angry demonstration against the US-film mocking Islam

2015: 23 March 2015: Family of Afghan woman Farkhunda, killed by a mob triggered by a mullah in front of Kabul’s Shah-Do Shamshira mosque where she worked as a religious teacher and urged by Kabul police chief 'You have to confirm' that Farkhunda was mentally ill, take comfort from tide of outrage - 24 March: Afghan protesters demand justice for Farkhunda killed by mob - 17 June 2015: At the Afghanistan launch of HeForShe UN campaign for gender equality, a group of Afghan men in Kabul took the very rare step of calling on their male compatriots to take a stand for women’s rights - 9 August 2015: Hundreds of civil society activists and residents of Kabul have gathered over the weekend near the site of a truck bomb attack which killed at least 15 people and wounded over 200 others to remember victims of attacks and to protest against support for terrorists - 11 November 2015: Thousands of people have marched in Kabul, carrying coffins of seven Hazaras, killed by Islamist militants, and pictures of the victims including two women and one child, 'held hostage for months', also protesting against insecurity and the government's inaction - 25 November 2015: A string of vicious murders this year has led to a public furore and protests, energising the national women’s rights movement in Afghanistan

2016: 16 May 2016: Thousands of demonstrators from Afghanistan's Hazara minority marched in protest through Kabul saying that they are missing out on a multi-million dollar power transmission line - 5 novembre 2016: Après au moins 30 civils ont péri dans des raids aériens des Etats-Unis, des manifestations ont éclaté à Kunduz et des dizaines de proches des victimes se sont rassemblés devant les bureaux du gouverneur, transportant des corps d'enfants tués

June 2017: 2 June 2017: At least four Afghans have been killed including Salem Izidyar, as police fired live rounds to disperse protesters calling for president Ashraf Ghani to step down and chanting 'death to the Taliban' after devastating Kabul truck bombing, which killed at least 90 people and injured more than 460

January 2018: 4 January 2018: Kabul protest hit by deadly bomb attack, killing at least 11 people and wounding 25 others

20 September 2019 climate change protest despite Taliban threats: 20 September 2019: Afghan protesters risked a march down the centre of Kabul Friday despite nearly daily attacks by Russian and Iranian backed terrorists, in order to participate in the global movement against climate change, as health ministry says as many as 3,000 people die of pollution-induced illnesses in Kabul annually

9 May 2020 gunfire kills 6 at Afghan protest calling for economic aid: 9 May 2020: After protesters had gathered outside the governor's office in Feroz Koh, a shootout erupted at protest by residents demanding economic assistance, leading to the deaths of at least six people, including a local reporter and two police officers

Society, demographics, culture and human rights in Afghanistan: Afghan society

Provinces and districts of Afghanistan: 34 Provinces of Afghanistan - 398 Districts of Afghanistan (in 2005), list by province

Cities in Afghanistan: List of cities in Afghanistan

Kabul city: Kabul city, the capital of Afghanistan and its largest city, located in the eastern section of the country, is also a municipality, forming part of the greater Kabul Province with a population of 4.635 million inhabitants in 2015 including all the major ethnic groups

Economy and infrastructure of Kabul: Economy and infrastructure of Kabul

Timeline of Kabul: Timeline of Kabul since 1500–1200 B.C.

Circa 5th century CE Bala Hissar (fortress) built: Bala Hissar ancient fortress located in the south of the old city of Kabul, as the estimated date of construction is around the 5th century AD, and as Bala Hissar sits to the south of the modern city centre at the tail end of the Kuh-e-Sherdarwaza Mountain

Since 7th century Muslim conquests of Afghanistan and Kabul: Since 7th century Muslim conquests of Afghanistan and Kabul

Kabul in the 20th century: Kabul in the 20th century

Kabul in the 21st century and terrorist attacks: Kabul in the 21st century and terrorist attacks in Kabul since 2008

2 November 2020 at least 19 people dead after gunmen storm Kabul University: 2 November 2020 Kabul University attack - 2 November 2020: Gunmen have stormed Kabul University as it was hosting a book fair attended by the Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan, leading to a gun battle lasting several hours and leaving at least 19 people dead and 22 wounded

21 November 2020 three citizens die in rocket attacks on Afghan capital: 21 November 2020: Three citizens die in rocket attacks on Afghan capital, as explosions come ahead of separate scheduled meetings between Mike Pompeo, Taliban and Afghan government officials in Doha

12 December 2020 deadly rocket attack on Kabul: 12 décembre 2020: Un civil a été tué et deux autres blessés dans les tirs de dix roquettes à Kaboul samedi matin, selon le ministère de l’Intérieur, la deuxième attaque de ce genre dans la capitale afghane en moins d’un mois

9 May 2021 Afghans bury their dead after dozens of girls killed in school blasts in Kabul: May 2021 Kabul bombing near secondary school - 9 May 2021: Dozens of young girls were buried on Sunday at a desolate hilltop cemetery in Kabul, a day after a secondary school was targeted in the bloodiest attack in Afghanistan in over a year, killing more than 50 people, mostly female students, and wounded more than 100 in Dasht-e-Barchi

14 May 2021 deadly mosque bombing rocks Kabul: 14 mai 2021: Une explosion a fait au moins douze morts dans une mosquée en banlieue de Kaboul, mettant fin au cessez-le-feu conclu entre les talibans et les forces afghanes pour l’Aïd el-Fitr.

Baghlan province: Baghlan province, one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, in the north of the country, as of in 2020, the province has a population of about 1,014,634 inhabitants, as its capital is Puli Khumri, but its name coming from the other major town in the province, Baghlan city

History and timeline of Baghlan province: History of Baghlan province

9 June 2021 gunmen kill 10 mine-clearance workers in Baghlan province, as attackers burst into Halo Trust charity’s camp: 9 June 2021: Gunmen kill 10 mine-clearance workers in Afghanistan, as attackers burst into Halo Trust charity’s camp in Baghlan province, killing men ‘in cold blood’, that the mine-clearing charity’s head described as the worst the organisation had endured, and as CEO Cowan said Halo would continue working in Afghanistan, where it has about 3,000 staff, and where there is still an urgent need for work to clear mines, after decades since 1988 have seen little break from war, although parties to the shifting conflict changed

Kandahar Province: Kandahar Province located in the southern part of the country, sharing a border with Balochistan to the south, as it is surrounded by Helmand in the west, Uruzgan in the north and Zabul Province in the east, and as its capital is the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan's second largest city, which is located on the Arghandab River

Kandahar city: Kandahar city, the second-largest city in Afghanistan with a population of about 557,118 inhabitants, is one of the most culturally significant cities of the Pashtuns and is a major trading center for sheep, wool, cotton, silk, felt, food grains, fresh and dried fruit, and tobacco

Kapisa province: Kapisa province, one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan located in the north-east of the country, as the population of Kapisa is estimated to be 364,900, although there has never been an official estimate

History and economy of Kapisa: History of Kapisa - Economy of Kapisa province

Education in Kapisa province: Education in Kapisa province

Politics and security in Kapisa province: Politics and security in Kapisa province

Demographics 0f Afghanistan: Demographics of Afghanistan - the population of Afghanistan was estimated in 2017 at 29.2 million, 15 million males and 14.2 million females, about 22% of them are urbanite and the remaining 78% live in rural areas, an additional 3 million or so Afghans are temporarily housed in neighboring Pakistan and Iran

Ethnic groups in Afghanistan: Ethnic groups in Afghanistan, including Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Aimak, Turkmen, Baloch, Pashai, Nuristani, Gujjar, Arab, Brahui, Pamiri and some others - Ethnic groups in Afghanistan by province

Pashtuns: Pashtuns, an ethnic group who mainly live in Pakistan and Afghanistan, speaking the Pashto language and estimated to number around 50 million globally - Pashtun tribes are the tribes of the Pashtun people, a large Eastern Iranian ethnic group who use the Pashto language and follow Pashtunwali code of conduct, found primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan and form the world's largest tribal society, comprising over 49 million people and between 350 and 400 tribes and clans, traditionally belonging to four tribal confederacies - Pashtunistan, meaning the 'land of Pashtuns', is the geographic historical region inhabited by the indigenous Pashtun people of modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan, wherein Pashtun culture, language, and national identity have been based - Pashtun culture - Pashtun clothing

Tajik: Tajik, the second largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and a general designation for a wide range of native Persian-speaking people with current traditional homelands in present-day Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan - Tajik language - in Afghanistan, where Tajik people make up a large part of the population, this language is less influenced by Turkic languages, is called Dari, and has co-official language status

Hazaras: Hazaras, the third largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and an ethnic group native to the region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan, speaking the Hazaragi variant of Dari, itself an eastern variety of Persian and one of the two official languages of Afghanistan - in the neighboring Pakistan Hazaras make up a significant minority group with a population of over 650,000–900,000 people largely living in the region of Quetta - Hazara tribes - Hazaragi dialect - Hazaragi culture - The persecution of Hazara people refers to the discrimination of the Hazaras, who are primarily from the central highland region of Hazarajat in Afghanistan, dating back to the 16th century - Hazara people have established a large diaspora which consists of many communities in different countries around the world as part of the later Afghan diaspora

Uzbeks: Uzbeks, a Turkic ethnic group and the largest Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia, comprising the majority population of Uzbekistan but are also found as a minority group in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia and China

Afghan diaspora: Afghan diaspora, citizens of Afghanistan who have immigrated to other countries, or people of Afghan origin who are born outside Afghanistan, traditionally the borders between Afghanistan and its southern and eastern neighbouring countries have been fluid and vagueand like other nations that were created by European empires

Culture and languages in Afghanistan: Culture of Afghanistan - Languages of Afghanistan - Music of Afghanistan - 20 January 2013: Afghanistan's Institute of Music helps revitalise a ruined culture and gives children a chance to transform their lives

Women and women's rights in Afghanistan: Women in Afghanistan - Women's rights in Afghanistan

2012: Human Rights Watch report 28 March 2012: Imprisonment of Afghan women and girls for flight from unlawful forced marriage or domestic violence - 17. April: Laut Behördenberichten haben islamische Extremisten und Gegner von Mädchenschule 150 Mädchen an einer weiterführenden Schule mit kontaminiertem Wasser vergiftet und einige schwer verletzt - 5 July: Woman, children beheaded in Afghan 'dishonour killing' - 8 July: Taliban publicly execute woman accused of adultery in front of a crowd near Kabul - 11 July: Dozens of women, men and rights activists took to the streets of Kabul on Wednesday to protest over the recent public execution of an Afghan woman and to demand justice - 13 July: Female Afghan politician Hanifa Safi killed in a bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan - 24 July: Afghan cleric charged with raping 10-year-old schoolgirl - HRW 18 September: Free Women Jailed for ‘Running Away’ - 30 September: Violence stalks women workers in Afghanistan - 10 December: Afghan women's affairs official in Laghman province Nadia Sidiqi, just months after her predecessor was blown up by a bomb, shot dead by suspected Taliban - 11 December 2012: Afghan women victims of violence are still being failed by the justice system, according to a new UN report

2013: 23 January 2013: After her daughter Khatera was threatened and then murdered, Anisa Azam sued the Afghan police for failing to do their job - 18 May: Afghanistan's parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women - 24 May: Women on Afghan frontlines to fight Taliban - 25 juin: Huit femmes et un enfant d'une même famille ont été tués par une bombe dans la province de Kandahar, alors qu'ils se rendaient à une cérémonie de fiançailles - 4 July: Afghan women's rights activists react with alarm after court reverses conviction in torture of young woman - 4 July: Helmand's top female police officer and mother of three Islam Bibi was killed on her way to work, after receiving death threats from Taliban and even from her family - 14 juillet 2013: À l'école de Dah Yaya des filles apprennent à dire 'non' aux choix qui leur sont imposés - 20 July: One of President Karzai's main religious advisers will not overturn a decree issued by clerics in the north reimposing Taliban-style curbs on women - 13 August: Taliban kidnapped female MP Fariba Ahmadi Kakar who was travelling by car through Afghanistan's central Ghazni province with her children - 5/6 Septembe: Suspected Taliban militants shot dead the Indian author Sushmita Banerjee, married to Afghan businessman Jaanbaz Khan in the Paktika province, running a health clinic and writer of a popular book about her dramatic escape from the Taliban in the 90s, saying 'The way I fought against Taliban, every woman should too' - 16 September: Gunmen shot the top female police officer Negar in Helmand province - 17 September: An unpublished UN report on female police officers in Afghanistan found accounts of pervasive sexual assault and harassment by their male colleagues - 10 December: Police rescue woman from Taliban stoning to death - 19 December: Alarm rises for Afghan women prisoners after Western troops leave

2014: 4 January: Violent crime against women in Afghanistan hit record levels and became increasingly brutal in 2013, the head of its human rights commission Sima Samar says - 8 March: Herat marks International Women’s Day by launching the first Herat International Women’s Film Festival

2015: 16 February: Popular female politician Angiza Shinwari in east Afghanistan died in hospital following a bomb attack on her vehicle - 23 March 2015: Afghani woman beaten to death by mob was falsely accused of burning Quran - 23 March 2015: Family of Afghan woman Farkhunda, killed by a mob triggered by a mullah in front of Kabul’s Shah-Do Shamshira mosque where she worked as a religious teacher and urged by Kabul police chief 'You have to confirm' that Farkhunda was mentally ill, take comfort from tide of outrage - 6 May 2015: Afghan judge sentences four to death over mob killing of Afghan woman Farkhunda - 3 November 2015: A video has emerged of an Afghan woman, married against her will and stoned to death in Ghalmeen - 28 décembre 2015: Une bénévole travaillant pour une campagne d'éradication de la poliomyélite en Afghanistan a été abattue par deux inconnus circulant à moto, et sa petite-fille a été blessée dans l'agression

April 2019: 18 April 2019: Amid an increase of violent punishments given to those violating its strict interpretation of religious law, one of four women who was recently subjected to a brutal public lashing by armed Taliban fighters in Afghanistan has spoken about her experience, after she was rounded up by the Taliban’s shadow police for being out of her house without her husband, not being fully veiled and was beaten so badly she lost consciousness

May 2019 terrorism against women: 8 May 2019: The Taliban have killed at least five people in a suicide attack on the offices of a USA aid group in the heart of the Afghan capital, claiming it targeted 'Counterpart International' because it promoted women 'mixing' with men - 11 May 2019: Afghan journalist and political adviser Mena Mangal was shot dead in south-east Kabul in an attack in broad daylight and in a public place, prompting an outpouring of grief and anger from women’s rights activists, directed at authorities who had left her unprotected in the face of threats

May 2020 terrorist attack on a maternity hospital in Kabul: 13 May 2020: Afghan officials raised the death from the terrorist attack on a maternity hospital in Kabul's Dashti Barchi the previous day, saying that 24 people were killed, including two newborn babies, their mothers and an unspecified number of nurses - 19 May 2020: Nineteen-year-old Soraya Ameri had just given birth when gunmen stormed the ward, later recounting her escape and the desperate search for her daughter

21 July 2020 in self defense Afghan girl shot dead three Taliban assailants: 21 July 2020: In self defense Afghan girl shot dead three Taliban fighters after they killed her parents because they supported the government, according to local officials saying the incident happened last week when a group of 40 assailants stormed the village of Geriveh, in central Ghor province, where 16-year-old Qamar Gul was living with her parents and brother

16 August 2020 female Afghan peace negotiator Fawzia Koofi wounded in assassination bid: 16 August 2020: Women’s rights activist Fawzia Koofi, a member of the team negotiating a deal with the Taliban, wounded in an assassination attempt, while returning from a visit to the northern province of Parwan, where she began her political career since 2001, working with Unicef to protect children from violence, exploitation and abuse

10 December 2020 gunmen killed TV journalist and rights activist Malalai Maiwand in Jalalabad: 10 December 2020: Gunmen have shot and killed TV journalist and women’s rights activist Malalai Maiwand in Afghanistan along with her driver Mohammad Tahir in Jalalabad, in an incident that underscored increasing violence against journalists in the country

24 December 2020 female Afghan colonel who survived the Taliban's assassins says 'I am not afraid to fight’: 24 December 2020: Saba Sahar, who returned fire while protecting her daughter, survived one of a wave of recent Taliban's assassination attempts that have killed six policewomen

2 March 2021 three female media workers shot dead in Afghanistan: 2 March 2021: Three female media workers shot dead in Afghanistan, as broadcaster Enikass TV confirms deaths of three workers in two separate attacks in Jalalabad, the latest in a string of targeted assassinations that are increasingly overshadowing USA-brokered attempts to negotiate an end to the country’s war, as Taliban have denied responsibility for most of the killings, but they have been widely seen as a powerful campaign to demoralise their critics

Children in Afghanistan: Childhood in Afghanistan - Child marriage in Afghanistan - according to Unicef, 57% of girls in Afghanistan are married before they are 19, in fact the most common ages for girls to get married are 15 and 16

2012/2013: 10 February 2012: Hamid Karzai accuses NATO on Thursday of killing eight children in a coalition airstrike in eastern Afghanistan - 31 August 2012: The decapitated bodies of a 7-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy found in the country's south and east - 6 September 2012: Third of children in Afghan south acutely malnourished - 10 June 2013: Taliban fighters beheaded two boys aged 10 and 16 as a warning to villagers not to cooperate with the Afghan government - 19 July: A bomb killed five young children and a woman when it exploded after being made at the home of a Taliban commander in eastern Afghanistan

2014 Afghan girls refuse to become Taliban suicide bomber: 8 January 2014: 10-year-old Afghan girl Spozhmai who says her brother sought to use her as a suicide bomber is asking President Karzai to find her a new home - 13 January: Afghan girl Spozhmai told journalists how her family forced her to attack a police checkpoint with a suicide vest

February 2016 10-year-old Wasil Ahmad murdered: 3 February 2016: 10-year-old Afghan Wasil Ahmad, who fought the Taliban alongside his uncle on many occasions, has been shot dead by insurgents near his home in Tirin Kot, capital of the southern Uruzgan province, while on his way to school

February 2017 923 children killed in 2016: 6 February 2017: 923 children killed and 2,589 injured in Afghanistan in 2016, as Isis expands operations, according to the UN, which has documented 11,418 civilian casualties, including 3,498 deaths

September 2018 murdered children in blasts: 22 September 2018: At least eight children killed and six more wounded in blast in Shirin Tagab district in northern Faryab province, Afghan official says - 23 septembre 2018: Huit enfants, dont quatre de la même famille, ont été tués dans le nord-ouest de l'Afghanistan quand l'obus de mortier avec lequel ils jouaient a explosé

August 2019: 12 August 2019: Children across Afghanistan continue to live on the frontlines, and sometimes get caught in the middle of it all, saying 'I know how to use a gun', as UN recorded 927 child deaths and 2,135 injuries in 2018 and in the first half of 2019 327 killed children and 880 wounded

November 2019 mine explosion: 2 November 2019: 9 Afghan children were killed on Saturday when a mine exploded as they walked to school, police said, happening in the northeastern province of Takhar, where 'the Taliban have planted anti-personnel mines'

Education in Afghanistan: Education in Afghanistan - Category: Education in Afghanistan

Schools in Afghanistan: List of schools in Afghanistan - List of schools in Kabul

October 2012 rising number of girls in schools: 16 October 2012: The number of girls enrolled in education in 2010 was 79%, up from 4% in 1999 during Taliban rule, Unesco says

October 2020 an estimated 3.7 million school-aged children are still out of school: 8 October 2020: Nearly half of war-torn Afghanistan’s 18,000 schools lack proper buildings and an estimated 3.7 million school-aged children are still out of school despite massive investment in the country’s education sector, the World Bank says

16 March 2021 government indecisive after ban on schoolgirls singing in Afghanistan met with protest: 16 March 2021: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education appears to be backtracking on a decision to impose a nationwide singing ban on schoolgirls, after women take to social media to sing in defiance under #IAmMySong hashtag

Universities and colleges in Afghanistan: Universities and colleges in Afghanistan - List of universities in Afghanistan

October 2019 Ghazni university bombing: 8 October 2019: A bomb has gone off inside a classroom in eastern Ghazni province, wounding at least 19 university students according to an Afghan official, saying 12 of the wounded are female students of the Ghazni University, adding that two of the wounded are in critical condition

2 November 2020 at least 19 people dead after gunmen storm Kabul University: 2 November 2020 Kabul University attack - 2 November 2020: Gunmen have stormed Kabul University as it was hosting a book fair attended by the Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan, leading to a gun battle lasting several hours and leaving at least 19 people dead and 22 wounded

14 November 2020 Kabul University attack linked with Taliban: 14 novembre 2020: L’insurgé qui avait planifié l’assaut contre l’université de la capitale afghane le 2 novembre, recruté par un groupe lié aux talibans, a été interpellé

29 May 2021 a roadside bomb struck a minivan full of university staff in northern Kapisa province: 29 May 2021: A roadside bomb has struck a minivan full of university staff in Afghanistan’s northern Kapisa province, killing 3 teachers and wounding 15 others, as officials say vehicle carrying university staff targeted in Kapisa, with bomb set off remotely

Health in Afghanistan: Health in Afghanistan

2014 Afghanistan's public health issues and concerns according to WHO: WHO 2014: Afghanistan's public health issues and concerns

October 2015 bombing of hospital: 3 October 2015 bombing of Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Kunduz - 5 October 2015: After the USA air attack on the MSF hospital in Kunduz killed 22 people, 'no young Afghan doctor is going to risk their life and travel to the provinces to work'

May 2019 health chief tortured by Taliban: 23 May 2019: Afghan public health chief Dr Mohammad Haqmal, who developed groundbreaking health initiatives in Aghanistan, granted refugee status and settles in UK after being kidnapped and tortured by the Taliban

Medical outbreaks and disasters in Afghanistan: Medical outbreaks in Afghanistan - Disasters in Afghanistan - Man-made disasters in Afghanistan - Wars involving Afghanistan - Terrorism in Afghanistan

Since February 2020 Chinese coronavirus pandemic in Afghanistan: Since February 2020 Chinese coronavirus pandemic in Afghanistan - Timeline of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Afghanistan since February

31 March 2020 196 confirmed COVID-19 cases and four victims: 31 March 2020: 196 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan, as 4 people have died of the coronavirus so far and five others have recovered

1 April 2020 coronavirus cases increase, shortages and panic buying: 1 April 2020: As coronavirus cases have shot up in Afghanistan in the last few days, approaching 200, country has been hit by a spike in prices of essential goods including food and medicines, and shortages and panic buying increase in the face of a rising coronavirus threat, limited ability to test and health official's fear that the situation is more serious than it seems

2 May 2020 amid covid-19 watchdog warns of impending health disaster: 2 May 2020: In a country already beset by huge problems as watchdog warns of impending health disaster, after the main hospital in southern Afghanistan's Zabul was abandoned following a Taliban attack last September, destroying most of the building and killing nearly 40 people, desperate medics reveal the challenge of fighting covid-19

Healthcare in Afghanistan: Healthcare in Afghanistan

2014 Afghanistan's public health issues and concerns according to WHO: WHO 2014: Afghanistan's public health issues and concerns

February 2014 medical care severely limited: 25 February 2014: Despite years of aid, medical care in Afghanistan remains severely limited as casualty rates from violence climb, according to MSF report

October 2015 bombing of Kunduz hospital: 3 October 2015 bombing of Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Kunduz - 5 October 2015: After the USA air attack on the MSF hospital in Kunduz killed 22 people, 'no young Afghan doctor is going to risk their life and travel to the provinces to work'

May 2019 health chief kidnap by Taliban: 23 May 2019: Afghan public health chief Dr Mohammad Haqmal, who developed groundbreaking health initiatives in Aghanistan, granted refugee status and settles in UK after being kidnapped and tortured by the Taliban

2 May 2020 watchdog warns of impending health disaster amid covid-19: 2 May 2020: After the main hospital in southern Afghanistan's Zabul was abandoned following a Taliban attack last September, destroying most of the building and killing nearly 40 people, desperate medics reveal the challenge of fighting covid-19 in a country already beset by huge problems as watchdog warns of impending health disaster

12 May 2020 gunmen stormed a maternity hospital in Kabul: 12 May 2020: Gunmen stormed maternity Dasht-e-Barchi hospital in the western part of Kabul, setting off a shootout with the police and killing people as Afghan forces carried out newborn babies and their mothers to evacuate the facility under fire - 12 May 2020: Newborn babies among dead in attack on Kabul maternity hospital by gunmen also throwing grenades, as at least 13 killed and dozens evacuated

22 December 2020 5 civilians including 4 doctors killed in Kabul bombing: 22 décembre 2020: Au moins cinq personnes, dont quatre médecins travaillant dans une prison où sont détenus des centaines de talibans, ont été tués mardi à Kaboul dans l’explosion d’une bombe placée sous leur voiture, selon la police

30 March 2021 three female health workers shot dead in east Afghanistan: 30 March 2021: Three female health workers shot dead in east Afghanistan, as killings of polio vaccination officials in Jalalabad coincided with an explosion at its health department

Media of Afghanistan: Media of Afghanistan

2014: 21 March 2014: Afghan journalists boycott Taliban coverage following the assault on Kabul’s Serena Hotel killing nine civilians, including a local journalist, his wife and two young children - 23 March 2014: Hundreds of journalists and international media organisations are enforcing a voluntary ban on broadcasting Taliban attacks, after Taliban murdered nine innocent civilians including five and three-year-old children in Kabul

Newspapers in Afghanistan: Newspapers in Afghanistan

Internet in Afghanistan: Internet in Afghanistan

Broadcasting in Afghanistan: Radio stations in Afghanistan - Television in Afghanistan

November 2017 TV station attack: 7 November 2017: Gunmen have attacked a private television station in Kabul after breaking into the building following an explosion following series of recent attacks by the Taliban and Isis in Afghan capital

31 May 2020 Islamic State bombing attack targeting Khurshid TV: 31 mai 2020: Deux employés d'une télévision afghane tués par une bombe, revendiquée par le groupe État Islamique qui a frappé un minibus transportant 15 employés de Khurshid TV

Since 2001 list of killed journalists in Afghanistan: List of journalists killed during the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

January-April 2014 murdered journalists: 24 January 2014: Journalist Noor Ahmed Noori, working for radio station in Afghanistan, found burned and mutilated inside a bag in Helmand province - On 11 March 2014 Swedish journalist Nils Horner shot dead in a street in Kabul in execution-style - 11 March 2014: Swedish journalist Nils Horner, who also had British citizenship, was shot to death on Tuesday while he was talking to a translator on a street in Kabul - 12 March 2014: Taliban splinter group says it killed British-Swedish reporter Nils Horner - 21 March 2014: Afghan journalists boycott Taliban coverage after Kabul hotel attack kills reporter Sardar Ahmad and children - 4 April 2014: A gunman in Afghan police uniform shot two foreign journalists in eastern Khost province killing photographer Anja Niedringhaus and injuring reporter Kathy Gannon

April 2018 ten journalists killed in Kabul: 30 April 2018: Ten journalists among 36 killed in Afghanistan attacks, as nine journalists killed while reporting on first of twin blasts in Kabul

May 2019 assassination of Mena Mangal: 11/12 May 2019: Afghan journalist and political adviser to the parliament's cultural affairs commission Mina Mangal was shot dead in south-east Kabul in an attack by two unidentified men on a motorbike in broad daylight and in a public place, prompting an outpouring of grief and anger from women’s rights activists, directed at authorities who had left her unprotected in the face of threats

10 December 2020 gunmen killed TV journalist and rights activist Malalai Maiwand in Jalalabad: 10 December 2020: Gunmen have shot and killed TV journalist and women’s rights activist Malalai Maiwand in Afghanistan along with her driver Mohammad Tahir in Jalalabad, in an incident that underscored increasing violence against journalists in the country

1 January 2021 journalist dies in Afghanistan as targeted killings continue: 1 January 2021: Afghan journalist and human rights activist Bismillah Adil Aimaq has been shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in western Afghanistan near Ghor's provincial capital of Feroz Koh, returning home to the city after visiting his family, the fifth journalist to be killed in the war-ravaged country in the past two months, a provincial spokesman said, as violence increases amid stalled Taliban peace talks

Human Rights in Afghanistan: Human rights in Afghanistan

March 2015: 3 March 2015: Rights group accuses high-ranking officials in Afghanistan of allowing extrajudicial killings and brutal practices to flourish after fall of Taliban

February 2019: 3 février 2019: Les Afghanes sont très inquiètes pour leurs droits et leur liberté après les accords de paix négociés avec les talibans et l'annonce d'un possible retrait des troupes de l'Otan, évoqué lors des pourparlers entre Etats-Unis et insurgés

Torture in Afghanistan: Torture in Afghanistan - Bagram torture and prisoner abuse - 11 October 2011: UN finds 'systematic' torture in Afghanistan - 20 January 2013: The UN says torture in Afghan prisons continues to be widespread despite its recommendations in a similar report in 2011 - 'few investigations and no prosecutions for those responsible' - 1 June 2013: Britain must investigate torture in Iraq, Afghanistan, UN says

Religion and freedom of religion in Afghanistan: Religion in Afghanistan - Islam in Afghanistan - Buddhism in Afghanistan - Freedom of religion in Afghanistan

2015: 23 March 2015: Afghani woman beaten to death by mob was falsely accused of burning Quran - 23 March 2015: Family of Afghan woman Farkhunda, killed by a mob triggered by a mullah in front of Kabul’s Shah-Do Shamshira mosque where she worked as a religious teacher and urged by Kabul police chief 'You have to confirm' that Farkhunda was mentally ill, take comfort from tide of outrage - 6 May 2015: Afghan judge sentences four to death over mob killing of Afghan woman Farkhunda

Ideology of Taliban: Ideology of Taliban - Taliban propaganda

Since 1994 mass murder in the name of 'Allah': Terrorism in Afghanistan

Since 1994 Taliban violence against women: Taliban treatment of women

April 2013 Taliban's punishment with amputations: 21 April 2013: Taliban punished two Afghans with amputations, police and one of the victims said

8 September 2019 Taliban threats: 8 September 2019: Taliban warns of more USA dead after Trump says he cancelled peace talks, asking 'what kind of people would kill so many in order to seemingly strengthen their bargaining position', following a rising number of Taliban terror attacks in 2019, killing many civilians and USA soldiers ahead of September presidential election

18 September 2019 Taliban death threats against democrats, students and education workers: 18 September 2019: Afghanistan's Taliban terrorist group on Wednesday warned teachers, students and other education workers to avoid the upcoming presidential vote or risk dying in attacks on election centres

2 March 2020 terrorist group Taliban ends truce and peace in Afghanistan: 2 mars 2020: Les talibans ont annoncé lundi mettre un terme à la trêve partielle instaurée le 22 février et reprendre leur offensive contre les forces de sécurité afghanes, un attentat a fait au moins trois morts et 11 blessés

Crime in Afghanistan: Crime in Afghanistan

Terrorism and 21st-century mass murder in Afghanistan: Terrorism in Afghanistan - 21st-century mass murder in Afghanistan - Terrorist incidents in Afghanistan by type - Terrorist incidents in Afghanistan by year - Terrorist incidents in Kabul

Victims of the Taliban: Taliban attacks - Victims of the Taliban - Mass murder in Afghanistan

'Islamic State' terrorist incidents in Afghanistan: 'Islamic State' terrorist incidents in Afghanistan - Mass murder in Afghanistan

2010/2011: 9 March 2011: The annual UN report on civilian casualties shows that more than two-thirds of the 2,777 civilians killed last year were the victims of insurgents, a 28% increase on 2009, and that by contrast Nato and Afghan government forces were responsible for killing 440

2014: 17 December 2014: A day after Pakistan Taliban attacked a school in Peshawar killing at least 141 people, Taliban storm New Kabul bank in Lashkar Gah in Helmand, killing at least 10 people

2017: 17 July 2017: Civilian deaths at record high in 16-year war, says UN, as the number of deaths of women and children grew especially fast, primarily due to the Taliban’s use of homemade bombs, which caused 40% of civilian casualties in the first six months of 2017

January 2018 Save the Children Jalalabad attack: 24 January 2018 Save the Children Jalalabad attack, claimed by Islamic State terrorists

January 2018 Kabul ambulance bombing: 27 January 2018 Kabul ambulance bombing claimed by the Taliban

February 2018 'competition' between Islamic State and Taliban terrorists: 6 February 2018: 'Competition' between the Islamic State terrorists and the Taliban terrorists (approximately 60,000 fighters) in Afghanistan

April 2018 Kabul suicide bombing: 22 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombing - 22 April 2018: Afghan officials say 31 people have been killed and 54 wounded in a suicide bombing in Kabul that targeted a voter registration centre, claimed by Islamic State terrorists - 30 April 2018: Ten journalists among 36 killed in Afghanistan attacks, as nine journalists killed while reporting on first of twin blasts in Kabul

May 2018: 6 mai 2018: Au moins 12 personnes ont été tuées et 33 blessées dimanche par l'explosion d'une bombe dans un centre d'enregistrement pour les élections législatives dans la province de Khost - 7 May 2018: Afghan police foil suicide attack on Kabul blood drive for victims of recent attacks - 20 May 2018: Eight people reportedly killed and dozens more wounded by multiple explosions at a cricket match in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad

4 June 2018: 4 juin 2018: Un kamikaze a tué au moins 8 personnes lundi à Kaboul près d'un rassemblement d'imams pour la paix et contre le terrorisme

16 June 2018: 16 June 2018: At least 25 people have been killed in a suicide bombing claimed by 'Islamic State' terrorists in eastern Afghanistan, as elsewhere across the country jubilant scenes marked the first ceasefire between the Taliban and Afghan government in 17 years

2/3 July 2018: 3 July 2018: Islamic State terrorists on Monday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan that killed at least 19 people, mostly Sikhs and Hindus, targeting a delegation from the minority communities traveling for a meeting with president Ghani

22/23 July 2018: 23 juillet 2018: L'attentat suicide revendiqué par l'EI qui a visé à Kaboul Abdul Rashid Dostum, a fait au moins 23 morts et 107 blessés, parmi les victimes, le bureau de l'AFP à Kaboul pleure un de ses collaborateurs, le chauffeur Mohammad Akhtar, 31 ans, père de quatre enfants

28 July 2018: 28 juillet 2018: Une attaque a frappé un centre de formation pour sages-femmes à Jalalabad, faisant au moins trois blessés

August 2018: 15 August 2018 Kabul suicide bombing claimed by the 'Islamic State' terror group - 15 août 2018: Au moins 25 personnes ont été tuées et près de 35 personnes ont été blessées par une explosion près d'un centre éducatif dans un quartier chiite de l'ouest de Kaboul - 21 August 2018: The Taliban terror group fired a pair of rockets toward the presidential palace in Kabul as the Afghan president was delivering his holiday message for the Muslim celebrations, prompting a ferocious aerial response with helicopter gunships bombing the house from where the rockets were reportedly launched, after earlier this month, the Taliban launched a coordinated assault on Ghazni, killing at least 100 security forces and 35 civilians

September 2018: 5 September 2018: An hour after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a sports hall in a heavily Shia neighbourhood on Wednesday, a car packed with explosives detonated as journalists and security forces gathered at the scene, police said

2019 conflict and cooperation between Islamic State and Taliban terrorists: 7 January 2019: Intra-Jihadist conflict and cooperation - Islamic State–Khorasan Province and the Taliban in Afghanistan - 17 April 2019: Rivalries and power struggles - a portrait of the Islamic State in Khorasan

April 2019 Kabul attack: 20 April 2019: Afghan telecoms ministry hit by blast as attackers enter Kabul building

24 May 2019 Kabul mosque bombing: 24 May 2019 Kabul mosque bombing, killing at least four people and injuring nearly 20

1 July 2019 Taliban car bombing and mass shooting attack in Kabul: 1 July 2019 Taliban car bombing and mass shooting attack in Kabul, killing 40 civilians and injuring 116, including many schoolchildren - 1 July 2019: At least 50 children wounded in Taliban car bomb attack on Kabul

6/7 July 2019 Ghazni attack: 6 July 2019: An Islamic State group affiliate has claimed responsibility for a bombing in a Shi'ite mosque in central Afghanistan's Ghazni province that killed two people and injured 20 others, including eight children - 7 July 2019: As conference including Taliban starts in Doha, Taliban car bomb in central Afghanistan's Ghazni has killed at least eight members of the security forces and four civilians and wounded dozens, many of them students attending a nearby school

13 July 2019 Taliban attack: 13 July 2019: At least five people have been killed and 18 others injured in a Taliban attack on a hotel in western Afghanistan on Saturday, according to government and medical sources

19 July 2019 Kabul bombing attack: 19 juillet 2019: En pleine période d'examens, une bombe explose près de l'entrée d'une université à Kaboul, il y aurait 8 morts et des dizaines de blessés

25 July 2019 Kabul bombing attacks: 25 juillet 2019: Au moins dix personnes ont été tuées et plus de quarante autres ont été blessées jeudi matin à Kaboul où se sont produites trois explosions, une revendiquée par les talibans

28/29 July 2019: 29 July 2019: The death toll from the attack targeting Afghan president's running mate Amrullah Saleh's Kabul office, who was evacuated from the building, has climbed to at least 20 people, as about 50 other people were wounded in the attack against the Green Trend party headquarters in Kabul

31 July 2019 Taliban roadside bomb: 31 July 2019: A roadside bomb tore through a bus traveling on a main highway between the western city of Herat and the southern city of Kandahar, killing at least 32 people and wounding 15 with most in critical condition, according to Muhibullah Muhib, the spokesman for Farah province, saying that the bomb was freshly planted by the Taliban to target security forces, but the victims were civilians, mostly women and children

7 August 2019 Taliban car bomb: 7 August 2019 Taliban suicide bombing in Kabul - 7 August 2019: A car bomb exploding outside a police station in the Afghan capital Kabul reportedly killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 140 people, mostly civilians including women and children, as the Taliban claimed responsibility for what it said was a suicide attack

17 August 2019 Kabul bombing: 17 August 2019 Kabul bombing, targeting a wedding, killing at least 63 people and injuring 182 - 18 August 2019: Islamic State terrorists claims responsibility for Kabul wedding hall blast

19 August 2019 bombings: 19 August 2019: A series of bombings has struck restaurants and public squares in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, wounding at least 66 people, officials said, as the country marked the 100th anniversary of its independence from Britain

31 August 2019 Taliban attack on Kunduz: 31 August 2019: The Taliban have launched a new attack on Afghanistan’s city of Kunduz, even as the insurgent group continued negotiations with the USA on ending USA's longest war - 1 September 2019: At least three civilians and 36 Taliban fighters have been killed after the militant group launched a 'massive' attack on Kunduz

2/3 September 2019 Taliban Kabul attack: 3 September 2019: The toll from a massive blast claimed by the Taliban in Kabul has risen to 16 dead — all civilians — with scores more wounded, an official said

5 September 2019 Taliban suicide bombing: 5 September 2019: A Taliban suicide bomber has blown himself up in the centre of Kabul, with the blast rattling windows and doors in an area near embassies and government buildings

16 September 2019 Farah, Ghazni and Logar attacks: 16 September 2019: At least five civilians, including women and children, were killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in western Farah province on Sunday, where the Taliban are active, as on Monday a sticky bomb attached to a mini bus belonging to Ghazni University exploded and killed the bus driver, wounding five Ghazni University students

17 September 2019 Taliban Charakar and Kabul attacks: 17 September 2019 Taliban bombings - 17 September 2019: Taliban suicide bomber on a motorcycletargeted a campaign rally by president Ashraf Ghani in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people and wounding 31, as hours later an explosion struck near the USA Embassy in Kabul, killing 22 people and wounding a further 38

18 September 2019 Jalalabad suicide attack: 18 September 2019: Gunmen and at least one suicide bomber attacked a government building in eastern Afghanistan's Jalalabad, used for the distribution of electronic identity cards, wounding nine people including a child and a woman, as Taliban and Islamic state group are active in eastern Afghanistan - 18 September 2019: Afghanistan's Taliban terrorist group on Wednesday warned teachers, students and other education workers to avoid the upcoming presidential vote or risk dying in attacks on election centres

19/20 September 2019 Taliban truck bomb kills dozens in Qalat: 19 September 2019 Qalat Taliban suicide bombing - 19 September 2019: Taliban truck bomb has killed at least 30 people and wounded 95 others including several women, children, health workers and patients in Qalat's hospital when it exploded near hospital in southern Afghanistan's city of Qalat, the capital of Zabul province - 20 septembre 2019: Le bilan d'un attentat des talibans ayant touché jeudi un hôpital dans le sud de l'Afghanistan est passé à au moins 39 morts et 140 blessés, selon les autorités de la province de Zaboul

20/21 September 2019 two confirmed Taliban attacks: 21 September 2019: A roadside bomb has killed at least two civilians and wounded five other people when the blast struck a vehicle Friday afternoon in Spin Boldak district in southern Kandahar province where the Taliban are active, and as two more blasts in Kabul on Friday night were claimed by the terrorist group

1 October 2019 Taliban Balkh province attack: 1 October 2019: The Taliban killed at least 11 police officers in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province before burning their headquarters, officials said

16 October 2019 Alishing attack: 16 October 2019: 26 people including 20 children and six security forces were wounded in an attack in Alishing district, and at least two security officers were killed when a car bomb detonated

18/19 October 2019 Haska Meyna mosque bombing: 18 October 2019 Haska Meyna mosque bombing - 18 octobre 2019: Plus de 28 personnes ont été tuées par une explosion dans une mosquée de l'est de l'Afghanistan vendredi, qui a fait également plus de 50 blessés - 19 October 2019: State blames Taliban for blasts targeting worshippers during Friday prayers, killing at least 69 people including children and elders

13 November 2019 car bomb explosion in Kabul: 13 November 2019: Car bomb explosion kills at least seven people in Afghan capital Kabul, wounding 10 others

11 December Bagram hospital attack: 11 décembre 2019: Une attaque contre un hôpital en construction près de la base américaine de Bagram, au nord de Kaboul, a tué une femme et fait au moins soixante blessés mercredi, ont indiqué des sources locales et militaire américaine

17 December 2019 roadside bombings: 17 December 2019: A roadside bombing in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 10 civilians on Tuesday morning, including women and children, while explosives attached to a bicycle detonated near a police vehicle in a northern province, wounding at least 18 people

19 January 2020 Taliban reportedly executed family: 19 January 2020: Afghan officials said Sunday that the Taliban executed six members of the same family, including an infant girl, in a remote village in the country's north

11 February 2020 Kabul suicide bombing: 11 February 2020 Kabul suicide bombing, killing 7 people including civilians and wounding 12 other people, including five civilians

6 March 2020 dozens killed in attack on political rally in Kabul: 6 March 2020: Gunmen opened fire on Friday at a ceremony in Afghanistan’s capital attended by political leaders, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens more before the two attackers were killed by police, officials said, as 'Islamic State' terrorists claimed responsibility for the attack

25 March 2020 Islamic state terrorists killed at least 25 Sikh worshippers: 25 March 2020: Islamic state gunmen and suicide bombers have killed at least 25 worshippers, including women and children, and injured many others in an early morning attack on a Sikh Gurdwara in the heart of Kabul

26 March 2020 bomb disrupts funeral service for 25 Sikhs killed in Kabul: 26 March 2020: An explosive device disrupted funeral service in Kabul for 25 members of Afghanistan's Sikh minority community who had been killed by Islamic State terrorists as no one reportedly hurt in the blast

1 April 2020 roadside bombing in Helmand killed civilians including 6 children: 1 April 2020: A roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan's Helmand near Greshk killed at least eight civilians, including six children, as the Taliban and Islamic State terrorists are active in Helmand province, as Taliban sent a technical team to Kabul to monitor the release of Taliban prisoners

8 April 2020 Taliban kill at least 7 civilians amid covid-19 pandemic: 8 April 2020: Taliban kill at least 7 civilians in country's northern Balkh province, as in the southern Kandahar province 3 children were killed and 5 were seriously wounded when a mortar shell hit in the district of Daman, both attacks coming as country braces for the covid-19 pandemic, which has killed at least 14 people from among 423 confirmed cases

29 April 2020 suicide bomber in Kabul kills at least three civilians: 29 April 2020: A suicide bomber targeted a base belonging to Afghan special forces on the southern outskirts of Kabul, killing at least three civilians and wounding 15, officials said, as the government blamed the Taliban for the attack

11 May 2020 four explosions in Kabul: 11 mai 2020: Quatre explosions successives de mines ont secoué le nord de la capitale afghane lundi matin blessant quatre civils, selon la police

12 May 2020 gunmen stormed a maternity hospital in Kabul: 12 May 2020: Gunmen stormed maternity Dasht-e-Barchi hospital in the western part of Kabul, setting off a shootout with the police and killing people as Afghan forces carried out newborn babies and their mothers to evacuate the facility under fire - 12 May 2020: Newborn babies among dead in attack on Kabul maternity hospital by gunmen also throwing grenades, as at least 13 killed and dozens evacuated

12 May 2020 suicide terror attack at funeral in Khewa district: 12 mai 2020: Des dizaines de personnes ont été tuées et blessées dans une attaque suicide lors d'une cérémonie de funérailles dans l'est de l'Afghanistan mardi matin, a indiqué un porte-parole du gouvernement local

20 May 2020 terrorists killed 14 civilians: 20 May 2020: Terrorists killed 14 civilians in two separate attacks in Afghanistan while the Taliban targeted pro-government checkpoints in the northeast, killing nine militiamen

31 May 2020 Islamic State bombing attack: 31 mai 2020: Deux employés d'une télévision afghane tués par une bombe, revendiquée par le groupe État Islamique qui a frappé un minibus transportant 15 employés de Khurshid TV

27 June 2020 bomb attack kills human rights workers in Kabul: 27 June 2020: Bomb attack kills two human rights workers in Kabul

3 August 2020 ongoing Islamic State attack on Afghan prison killing 21 so far: 3 August 2020: An Islamic State group attack on a prison in eastern Afghanistan holding hundreds of its members raged on Monday after killing at least 21 people in fighting overnight, a local official said, as another 43 people have been wounded in the assault

16 August 2020 female Afghan peace negotiator Fawzia Koofi wounded in assassination bid: 16 August 2020: Women’s rights activist Fawzia Koofi, a member of the team negotiating a deal with the Taliban, wounded in an assassination attempt, while returning from a visit to the northern province of Parwan, where she began her political career since 2001, working with Unicef to protect children from violence, exploitation and abuse

9 September 2020 Amrullah Saleh wounded by roadside bomb attack killing 10 people in Kabul: 9 September 2020 vice president of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh was wounded by a roadside bomb attack in Kabul, in which 10 people were killed, 15 civilians wounded, including some of his bodyguards, as Saleh said he was traveling to his office and there was no claim of responsibility for the bombing

3 October 2020 civilians killed in car bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan: 3 octobre 2020: Au moins quinze personnes, principalement des civils, ont été tuées et plus de quarante blessées dans un attentat au camion piégé samedi, quand l’attaque ciblait un bâtiment administratif dans l’est de l’Afghanistan

18 October 2020 civilians killed in Firuzkuh car bomb attack: 18 octobre 2020: Une voiture piégée ayant pris pour cible le siège de la police afghane à Feroz Koh dans la province de Ghor (ouest) a tué dimanche au moins douze civils et fait une centaine de blessés, selon les autorités

24 October 2020 deadly suicide bomb attack in Kabul: 24 October 2020: At least 18 dead in suicide bomb attack in Kabul as explosion struck outside education centre in Shia neighbourhood in Afghan city

7 November 2020 Kabul vehicle bomb kills 3 civilians including journalist: 7 November 2020: A bomb attached to the vehicle of a former presenter on Afghanistan’s Tolo TV has exploded, killing the journalist and two other civilians, Kabul police have said, as separately on Saturday a suicide bomb attack in the southern Zabul province killed two civilians, wounding seven more

14 November 2020 Kabul University attack linked with Taliban: 14 novembre 2020: L’insurgé qui avait planifié l’assaut contre l’université de la capitale afghane le 2 novembre, recruté par un groupe lié aux talibans, a été interpellé

21 November 2020 three citizens die in rocket attacks on Afghan capital: 21 November 2020: Three citizens die in rocket attacks on Afghan capital, as explosions come ahead of separate scheduled meetings between Mike Pompeo, Taliban and Afghan government officials in Doha

10 December 2020 gunmen killed TV journalist and rights activist Malalai Maiwand in Jalalabad: 10 December 2020: Gunmen have shot and killed TV journalist and women’s rights activist Malalai Maiwand in Afghanistan along with her driver Mohammad Tahir in Jalalabad, in an incident that underscored increasing violence against journalists in the country

18 December 2020 bomb blast kills 15 children in Afghanistan's Gilan: 18 December 2020: A bomb rigged to a rickshaw has killed at least 15 children and wounded 20 others in a Taliban-controlled area in eastern Afghanistan's Gilan district, a provincial official said, as violence in the war-weary country continued to surge

20 December 2020 Kabul terror attack and killed children: 20 décembre 2020: L’explosion d’une voiture piégée a fait dimanche huit morts dont des enfants et plus de 15 blessés à Kaboul, une nouvelle fois frappée par des attaques sanglantes, ont annoncé les autorités afghanes

22 December 2020 5 civilians including 4 doctors killed in Kabul bombing: 22 décembre 2020: Au moins cinq personnes, dont quatre médecins travaillant dans une prison où sont détenus des centaines de talibans, ont été tués mardi à Kaboul dans l’explosion d’une bombe placée sous leur voiture, selon la police

17 January 2021 two female judges shot dead in Kabul as wave of killings continues: 17 January 2021: Two female judges shot dead in Kabul as wave of killings continues, and as assassination of supreme court judges follows months of increased violence in Afghanistan

Opium production in Afghanistan: Opium production in Afghanistan

2016: 23 octobre 2016: La culture d'opium en Afghanistan, premier producteur d'héroïne au monde, a atteint cette année son 3e niveau de production le plus élevé depuis 20 ans, selon l'ONU, qui estime que la surface cultivée a augmenté d'environ 10% par rapport à 2015

Illegal drug trade in Afghanistan: Illegal drug trade in Afghanistan

Allegations of CIA drug trafficking in Afghanistan: Allegations of CIA drug trafficking in Afghanistan

Corruption in Afghanistan: Corruption in Afghanistan - Corruption, fraud etc. in Afghanistan - Shirini - Integrity Watch Afghanistan

2013-2016: 5 March 2013: The former chiefs of Kabul Bank Sherkhan Farnood and Khalilullah Ferozi have been sentenced to five years in jail for the multi-million dollar fraud that almost led to its collapse in 2010 - 19 April 2015: UN investigation finds corruption in Afghan police oversight division - 14 September 2016: From the very beginning of its intervention in Afghanistan 15 years ago, the USA sabotaged its own efforts by feeding corruption in the country’s government and the security forces meant to fight the Taliban, according to a new report by a USA Congress watchdog

Law and law enforcement in Afghanistan: Law of Afghanistan - Law enforcement in Afghanistan

Judiciary of Afghanistan: Judiciary of Afghanistan, still under construction as the Justice Ministry is now (May 2016) working to set up a workable judicial system with lower and a higher courts in every province as in rural areas, where local elders and tribal authorities resolve criminal cases, Taliban laws have remained in effect, and verdicts often are based on Islamic and tribal law

Supreme Court of Afghanistan: Supreme Court of Afghanistan, the court of last resort in Afghanistan created by the Constitution of Afghanistan, which was approved in January 2004 - Chief Justice of Afghanistan

17 January 2021 two female judges shot dead in Kabul as wave of killings continues: 17 January 2021: Two female judges shot dead in Kabul as wave of killings continues, and as assassination of supreme court judges follows months of increased violence in Afghanistan

Afghan National Police: Afghan National Police, the primary police force of Afghanistan, serving all across the country under the responsibility of Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior and having about 157,000 active members as of September 2013 - Afghan Public Protection Force since 2009, organized as a State Owned Enterprise and designed to contract with both domestic and international customers for security services within Afghanistan

Foreign relations of Afghanistan: Foreign relations of Afghanistan

Invasions and wars targeting and involving Afghanistan: Wars targeting and involving Afghanistan - Invasions of Afghanistan - as Afghanistan is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia and South Asia, the Afghanistan area has been invaded many times in recorded history, some of these invaders in the history of Afghanistan include Indians, Alexander the Great, Caliphate, Genghis Khan, Timur, Mughal Empire, various Persian Empires, British Empire, Sikh Empire, Soviet Union, and currently a coalition force of NATO troops - List of wars involving Afghanistan

2002-2009 phantom aid in Afghanistan: Phantom aid in Afghanistan, an aid that never reaches the intended recipients and that gets looted in many ways, as Afghanistan has received approximately $35 billion of international aid between 2002 and 2009, however, much of this aid has not helped ease poverty or improve economic and living conditions

2011/2012: 8. Juni 2011: Selbstbeurteilung der Afghanistan-Hilfe der USA als wenig effektiv - 9. September 2011: Nach jahrzehntelangen Kriegszerstörungen steht Afghanistan vor wirtschaftlichem Kollaps - 30 July 2012: Hundreds of millions of US taxpayer dollars may have been wasted on poorly managed infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, a report to USA Congress says - 28 November 2012: Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee published its report declaring that US$5 billion, including $400 million the Kabul Bank’s shareholders, were illegally transferred abroad

2016 Brussels conference on Afghanistan: October 2016 Brussels conference on Afghanistan

Afghanistan/United Nations relations: Afghanistan/United Nations relations - UN resolutions concerning Afghanistan - 1 July 2013: UN deputy chief reiterates commitment to country’s long-term development in Afghanistan - 3/4 April 2014: UN's Ban Ki-moon urges all Afghan men and women to fully participate in Presidential and Provincial Council elections on April 5, as UNAMA condemns deadly attack on foreign journalists in the Tani district of Khost province

Afghan refugees and Afghan diaspora: Afghan refugees - Afghan diaspora, citizens of Afghanistan who have immigrated to other countries, or people of Afghan origin who are born outside Afghanistan, traditionally the borders between Afghanistan and its southern and eastern neighbouring countries have been fluid and vagueand like other nations that were created by European empires

21 October 2020 stadium crush kills at least 11 women seeking visas to leave Afghanistan: 21 October 2020: At least 11 women died in a crush at a football stadium in Afghanistan as thousands of people amassed to get visas to leave the country, as eastern Nangarhar province spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said a further 13 people, mostly women, were injured at the Jalalabad stadium, where they were trying to get visas to enter Pakistan, as separately, at least 36 Afghan police were killed in an ambush by Taliban militants in northern Afghanistan

Bilateral relations of Afghanistan: Bilateral relations of Afghanistan

Afghanistan/Australia relations: Afghanistan/Australia relations

Since 2001 military history of Australia during the War in Afghanistan: Since 2001 military history of Australia during the War in Afghanistan - Military bases of Australia in Afghanistan

2012: 17 April 2012: Australia to end Afghan mission in 2013 - 31 August 2012: Australia says the death of three troops being shot by an Afghan colleague and two others dying in a helicopter crash will not speed up Afghan exit

July 2019: 15 July 2019: A young Afghan man has tried to set himself on fire at a Melbourne detention centre

19 November 2020 Australian special forces involved in murder of 39 Afghan civilians and 'long time for justice': 19 November 2020: Australian special forces involved in murder of 39 Afghan civilians, war crimes report from 2006 to 2016 alleges, as Brereton report finds prisoners were executed to ‘blood’ junior soldiers and unlawful killings were deliberately covered up - 19 November 2020: Afghans wait for Australia to right the wrongs of its war in 'long time for justice'

Afghanistan/Canada relations: Afghanistan/Canada relations

2017: 14 October 2017: Canadian Joshua Boyle who was held hostage with his family for five years says that the Taliban-linked militants who abducted him and his wife in Afghanistan raped her and killed an infant daughter born in captivity

Afghanistan/European Union relations: Eupol Afghanistan is a European Union mission since 2007 to support and train police in Afghanistan, and improve the rule of law

Afghanistan/France relations: Afghanistan/France relations - French forces in Afghanistan - 20 November: France ends Afghan combat role - 29 April: The outgoing French ambassador to Afghanistan Bernard Bajolet blamed the country’s rampant corruption and the drug trade on the country's failure to establish itself as an independent country

Afghanistan/India relations: Afghanistan/India relations - 4 October 2011: 'Strategic partnership' between Afghanistan and India signed by Karzai and Singh in Delhi - 12 November: Afghan President Karzai is in New Delhi, holding delegation-level talks with PM Manmohan Singh - 12 November: India and Afghanistan to intensify cooperation, especially in the sectors of agriculture, small business and mining - 3 July 2013: Three Indian workers were killed in Tuesday's Taliban attack on a guest house in Kabul - 3 August: A suicide blast outside the Indian consulate in Jalalabad has reportedly left at least eight people dead and another 12 injured - 5 September: Suspected Taliban militants shot dead the Indian author Sushmita Banerjee, writer of a popular book about her dramatic escape from the Taliban in the 90s, in eastern Afghan province of Paktika - 11 December: Hamid Karzai heads to India waving wish list of military hardware

Afghanistan/Iran relations: Afghanistan/Iran relations

Afghan and Taliban opium smuggling into Iran: Afghan and Taliban opium smuggling into Iran

2015 Iran recruiting Afghan refugees to fight and support Assad's regime: 5 November 2015: Iran is recruiting Afghan refugees to fight in the foreign military contingent supporting Assad's regime in Syria, promising a monthly salary and residence permits

13 February 2021 fuel tanker truck explodes on Iran-Afghan border: 13 February 2021: A fuel tanker truck exploded Saturday at the Islam Qala crossing in Afghanistan’s western Herat province on the Iranian border, injuring at least seven people and causing a massive fire that consumed more than 500 trucks carrying natural gas and fuel, according to Afghan officials and Iranian state media

14 February 2021 firefighters struggled for a second day to battle massive fire spotted from space: 14 February 2021: Firefighters struggled for a second day Sunday to battle a massive fire that began when a fuel tanker exploded at a major crossing in Afghanistan’s western Herat province on the Iranian border, spotted from space by NASA satellites

Afghanistan/Israel relations: Afghanistan/Israel relations

November 2005 Afghan president hinted at desire to establish formal relations with Israel: 2 November 2005: Afghan president Karzai hinted at a desire to establish formal relations with Israel, calling Shimon Peres a 'dear man, a real warrior for peace', as warming of ties between Afghanistan and Israel sets Kabul's policies in sharp contrast to those of neighboring Iran, calling at 'A World Without Zionism' conference in Tehran for the destruction of the state of Israel

Afghanistan/Nepal relations: Afghanistan/Nepal relations

Retreat of glaciers in the Himalayas and Central Asia: Retreat of glaciers in the Himalayas and Central Asia

September/October 2019 Himalayan University Consortium's workshop: 23 September - 2 October 2019 Himalayan University Consortium's workshop 'Harnessing economic opportunities for transformative change in the Hindu Kush Himalaya'

Afghanistan/New Zealand relations: Afghanistan/New Zealand relations

Afghanistan/Pakistan relations: Afghanistan/Pakistan relations

since 1980: Afghan-Pakistani Haqqani network 1980–present, USA and ISI's fosterling - 9 July 2013: Former ISI chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha has admitted that the deadly Haqqani network was created by it and USA's CIA and claimed that the insurgent group's chief Haqqani had 'in fact been invited to the White House by President Reagan'

2012-2014: 24 December 2012: Pakistan shares the Kabul government's goal of transforming the Taliban insurgency into a political movement, an Afghan official says - 21 June 2013: Afghanistan and Pakistan trade accusations at UN over the whereabouts of Islamist extremists on their border - 26 August: President Karzai seeks Pakistan's help to arrange peace talks with Taliban

2016: 4 October 2016: Afghan exodus from Pakistan could be 'catastrophic' without urgent aid, UN warns

Afghanistan/Qatar relations: Afghanistan/Qatar relations

June 2013 Taliban office in Qatar and anger: 20 June 2013: Afghan government anger at opening of Taliban office in Qatar leads USA to suspend plans to attend talks - 21 June 2013: USA welcomes Qatar's decision to take down a sign that cast the Taliban's new office in Doha as a rival Afghan embassy saying the militant group can't represent itself 'as an emirate, government or sovereign'

August 2020 Afghanistan attacks: August 2020 Afghanistan attacks, multiple Islamic state's and Taliban attacks that left at least 165 people dead, and another 177 Afghan citizens were injured

12 September 2020 Afghan government - Taliban negotiations in Doha: 12 September 2020 Afghan government - Taliban negotiations in Doha, as Afghan government team also comprises of women's rights activists

Afghanistan/Sweden relations: Afghanistan/Sweden relations

Since 1980 'Swedish Committee for Afghanistan': 'Swedish Committee for Afghanistan' aid organisation active in Afghanistan since 1980

2014: On 11 March 2014 Swedish journalist Nils Horner shot dead in a street in Kabul in execution-style - 11 March 2014: Swedish journalist Nils Horner was shot and killed in Kabul in an attack that many worry reflects the growing danger for foreigners in Afghanistan’s capital

2017: 21 May 2017: Unknown gunmen entered a compound housing employees working for Operation Mercy, a Swedish charity in Kabul, killing a German woman and an Afghan guard, and abducting a Finnish woman

Afghanistan/Turkmenistan relations: Afghanistan/Turkmenistan relations - Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline - Afghanistan Oil Pipeline

Afghanistan/United Kingdom relations: Afghanistan/United Kingdom relations: Anglo-Afghanische Kriege - War in Afghanistan since 2001

2012/2013: 18 January 2012: UK troops quizzed over Afghan child abuse - 21 July 2012: More than 800 historic artefacts stolen from museums in Afghanistan returned to Afghanistan - 11 October 2012: Seven UK marines arrested on suspicion of a murder which occurred in Afghanistan in 2011 - 14 October: Five UK marines charged with murder - 24 January 2013: Playing royals in action - the third-in-line to the throne Harry confirmed he shot dead insurgents from the cockpit, saying he took the enemy 'out of the game' - 29 May 2013: Afghans unlawfully held by British forces at Camp Bastion - 29 May: UK to transfer scores of detainees to Afghan facilities - 1 June 2013: Britain must investigate torture in Iraq, Afghanistan, UN says - 4 June 2013: Two British soldiers convicted of abusing Afghans - On 11 March 2014 Swedish journalist Nils Horner shot dead in a street in Kabul in execution-style - 11 March 2014: Swedish journalist Nils Horner, who also had British citizenship, was shot to death on Tuesday while he was talking to a translator on a street in Kabul - 27 April 2014: A commission appointed by Karzai to investigate detention facilities run by USA and British forces claimed to have uncovered secret prisons on two coalition bases

2014: 11 March 2014: Swedish journalist Nils Horner, who also had British citizenship, was shot to death on Tuesday while he was talking to a translator on a street in Kabul - 3/4 December 2014: London Conference on Afghanistan 2014 co-hosted by the UK and Afghanistan - 3 December: In London Afghan president Ghani will have his first meeting with global supporters to discuss the country’s future - 4 December: Afghan president promises to tackle corruption if west holds firm on aid

Afghanistan/USA relations: Afghanistan/USA relations - The Guardian: US gave silent backing to Taliban rise to power

CIA activities: CIA activities in Pakistan

1980–present: Afghan-Pakistani Haqqani network 1980–present, USA's and ISI's fosterling - 9 July 2013: Former ISI chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha has admitted that the deadly Haqqani network was created by it and USA's CIA and claimed that the insurgent group's chief Haqqani had 'in fact been invited to the White House by President Reagan'

2011: 31 May 2011: Karzai bans Nato strikes on Afghan homes - 17 July 2011: Nato begins security handover to local forces in Bamiyan - 16 November: Karzai lays out conditions for US partnership demanding night raids by US and Nato stopped - 5 December: Afghan conference in Bonn as Nato troops eye exit and Pakistan is boycotting the talks - 28 December: President Karzai backs Taliban Qatar office plan

2012: AP 4 January 2012: Taliban to open Qatar office for talks with US - 7 January: Karzai demands US cede Afghan prison control - 30 January: Several Taliban negotiators have begun meeting with American officials in Qatar, where they are discussing preliminary trust-building measures - 16 February: After 11 years of war Afghanistan and USA in 'Taliban talks', Karzai says - 11 mars: Un soldat américain a tué 16 personnes, dont neuf enfants et trois femmes, dimanche matin dans la province de Kandahar - 12 March: The Afghan Parliament demands that the US soldier who killed 16 villagers in their homes should be put on public trial in Afghanistan - 13 March: Hundreds of university students took to the streets in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad Tuesday to protest the rampage by a US soldier who killed 16 villagers - 15 March: The US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers has been flown by US military from Afghanistan out to Kuwait - 16 March: US 'did not co-operate' with Kandahar probe - Karzai, in meeting with families of 16 victims, says his investigators were denied access to the accused US soldier - 17 March: US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in Kandahar identified as Staff Sergeant Robert Bales - 17 March: British BBC considers the 'personality' of the murder (back in the USA) of Afghan civilians and children and not the situation of the victims and their families - outcry for justice? USA and UK are the murder and responsible, some hundreds of years - 2 mai: Attentat des Taliban à Kaboul et six morts après la visite surprise de Barack Obama à Kaboul aussi prononcant un discours télévisé à l’adresse des Américains depuis la base militaire de Bagram - 7 July: In Kabul USA secretary of state Hillary Clinton designating Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally shortly before major aid conference in Tokyo - 10 September: USA to transfer Bagram prison to Afghans - 25 September: Afghans hail action over USA Marines abuse - 5/6 November: Najeeban in southern Afghanistan is a ghost village, deserted by the surviving inhabitants after a murderous rampage, as Sergeant Robert Bales is due in USA court for a military hearing and prosecutors say they will seek death penalty for Robert Bales, accused of killing 16 civilians - 11 November: USA military court hears Afghan massacre accounts - 12 November: USA Sergeant Bales watches as child after child describes the bloodbath that left their parents and other loved ones dead - 19 November: Afghan president Karzai says USA forces continue to capture and detain Afghans in violation of a deal signed earlier this year

Kandahar massacre 11 March 2012 and trial 2013: Kandahar massacre 11 March 2012 - 5 June 2013: US Sgt. Bales pleads guilty in Afghan massacre - 21 August 2013: Afghan victims confront USA soldier accused of massacre - 24 August: USA army sergeant Bales who murdered 16 Afghan villagers in a horrific rampage was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole

2013 three-city USA tour of Afghan youth orchestra: 9 February 2013: Afghan youth orchestra begins first three-city US tour

2013: 24 February: The Afghan government demands the withdrawal of USA special forces from Wardak and Logar within two weeks accusing them of fuelling 'insecurity and instability' in the volatile provinces - 25 March: US to hand over Bagram jail to Afghans - 29 April 2013: For more than a decade, wads of USA dollars packed into suitcases, backpacks and, on occasion, plastic shopping bags have been dropped off every month or so at the offices of Afghanistan's president - 'courtesy' of the CIA - 19 June: After the Afghan militants opened an office in Qatar to oversee peace negotiations, US officials will meet with Taliban representatives within days - 19 June: The Taliban today claimed responsibility for an overnight attack at Bagram air base that killed four US troops, just hours after USA said its officials would meet the insurgents for talks - 19 June: The Afghan government lashed out at USA efforts to broker peace with the Taliban, suspending security talks with Washington and threatening to boycott contacts with the insurgents - 20 June: USA welcomes Qatar's decision to take down a sign that cast the Taliban's new office in Doha as a rival Afghan embassy saying the militant group can't represent itself 'as an emirate, government or sovereign' - 20 June: Afghan government anger at opening of Taliban office in Qatar leads USA to suspend plans to attend talks - 17 July: Afghan suspect blames USA commandos for civilian murders - 13 September: Deadly truck bomb hits US consulate in Afghanistan - 13 October: Dispute on immunity for USA troops blocks Afghan-USA security pact - 21 November: Afghanistan and USA agree on post 2014 military deal text - 21 novembre: Ouverture de la Loya Jirga, examen de l'accord avec les Etats-Unis - 24 November: Afghan council endorses USA security deal and seeks immediate signing - 26 November: USA says may pull out all troops from Afghanistan as Karzai holds up deal - 13 December: USA can't be aggressive, intimidatory, Afghanistan president Karzai says

2014: 27 April: A commission appointed by Karzai to investigate detention facilities run by USA and British forces claimed to have uncovered secret prisons on two coalition bases - 26 May 2014: Afghanistan expresses anger at USA monitoring 'nearly all' phone calls - 28 May 2014: Announcing a plan to leave 9,800 troops in Afghanistan in 2015, Obama says it's not USA's responsibility to make Afghanistan a perfect place - 28 May: Afghanistan's Karzai welcomes USA plan to withdraw troops by 2016 - 10 December: Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani vows to investigate CIA abuse in his country, saying torture described in the USA Senate report 'violates all accepted norms of human rights in the world' - 21 December: USA sends four Afghan Guantanamo prisoners home

2016: 18 janvier 2016: Les autorités afghanes, le Pakistan, la Chine et les Etats-Unis d'Amérique ont repris leurs discussions pour régler le conflit avec les talibans - 28 March: A USA soldier shot and killed an Afghan boy on Monday near an American airfield close to the capital Kabul - 22 May 2016: Afghan Taliban have confirmed the death of leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor after the USA military announced he was the target of a drone strike in Pakistan - 29 September 2016: Suspected USA drone strike on a home in eastern Afghanistan, where civilians were sleeping after having gathered to welcome home a tribal elder from hajj pilgrimage, has killed at least 15 civilians and injured another 13, according to the United Nations, calling for an independent inquiry - 3 November 2016: As many as 30 civilians were killed in a USA airstrike on Thursday morning called in to protect USA and Afghan troops involved in heavy fighting with the Taliban near Kunduz

August 2018: 13 August 2018: Optimism spread into the Afghan peace process after Taliban officials said groundbreaking preliminary talks with the USA last month were 'very helpful' and that another round will take place in Doha in September - 13 août 2018: Au moins 100 membres des forces de sécurité afghanes ont été tués dans les combats les opposant depuis jeudi soir aux talibans pour le contrôle de la ville de Ghazni

September 2019 cancelled talks on Afghanistan: 8 September 2019: USA's Trump has cancelled talks on Afghanistan that would have brought him face to face with Taliban, asking 'what kind of people would kill so many in order to seemingly strengthen their bargaining position', after the Taliban claimed responsibility for a blast in Kabul that killed 12 people including a USA soldier on Thursday, amid escalation of Taliban terror attacks

29 February 2020 USA and terrorist group Taliban sign deal aimed at ending war in Afghanistan: 29 February 2020: USA and terrorist group Taliban sign deal aimed at ending war in Afghanistan, demanding further talks involving Afghan factions, as prospects for Afghanistan’s future remain uncertain icluding questions concerning terror victims and gains made in women’s rights since the toppling of the Taliban, which had repressed women and girls under a strict brand of Sharia law - 29 February 2020 USA and Taliban agreement

War in Afghanistan since 2001: War in Afghanistan since 2001

Civil war in Afghanistan 1992–1996 leads to the Taliban controlling most of Afghanistan - Taliban and Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan 1996-2001 - Civil war in Afghanistan 1996–2001 Taliban period

"Afghan War Diary" - War crimes in Afghanistan - Civilian casualties of the war in Afghanistan (2001-present)

May 2011: 1 May 2011: 12-year-old boy suicide attack - 18. Mai: Provinz Tahar - Tote bei Protesten nach Nato-Angriff - 29. Mai 2011: 12 Kinder bei Nato-Luftangriff getötet

June 2011: 18. Juni 2011: Karzai bestätigt Gespräche USA-Taliban - 23. Juni 2011: Obama kündigt Abzug von 10.000 Soldaten bis Ende 2011 an - 23 June 2011: Obama announces withdrawal of 10.000 troops this year and another 23.000 by the end of September 2012 - 23. Juni 2011: Nach den USA kündigen weitere Länder Truppenabzug an - 29 juin 2011: Deux journalistes francais retenus en otage par les Talibans libérés après 547 jours

July 2011: 7 July: Afghan protests at civilians deaths in Nato air strike - UN: Deadliest six months for Afghan civilians (14 July 2011) - Nato begins security handover to local forces in Bamiyan 17 July 2011 - 23. Juli 2011: Kommandoübergabe auch in Masar-i-Scharif Juli 2011 - 28 July: BBC reporter Ahmed Omed Khpalwak among 17 victims killed in Afghan Taliban blasts

September 2011: 7 September 2011: Nato suspends Afghan prison transfers - torture allegations - 8 September 2011: Nato-led forces killed BBC-reporter Ahmed Omed Khpulwak - shot dead by an USA-soldier (compare July 28) - 11 September 2011: Five Afghan civilians (including a 3-year-old girl) killed, several Afghans and dozens of US-soldiers wounded in a Taliban suicide bombing targeting USA-base in Wardak province - 21 September: Afghans gather to mourn Burhanuddi Rabbani killed by a suicide bomber - 23 September: Karzai vows to continue Afghan peace effort

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